Text
kāhāṅ tumi sarva-śāstre kavitve pravīṇa
kāhāṅ āmi sabe śiśu—paḍuyā navīna
Synonyms
kāhāṅ—whereas; tumi—your good self; sarva-śāstre—in all scriptures; kavitve—in a literary career; pravīṇa—very experienced; kāhāṅ—whereas; ami—I; sabe—just; śiśu—a boy; paḍuyā—student; navīna—new. ¶
Translation
“My dear sir, whereas you are a very learned scholar in all sorts of scriptures and are very experienced in composing poetry, I am only a boy-a new student and nothing more. ¶