Ādi 2.78

TEXT 78

TEXT

বিপ্রত্ব বিখ্যাত তার পাণ্ডিত্য অজ্ঞাত ।
অতএব বিপ্র আগে, পাণ্ডিত্য পশ্চাত ॥ ৭৮ ॥

vipratva vikhyata tara panditya ajnata

ataeva vipra age, panditya pascata

SYNONYMS

vipratva-the quality of being a vipra; vikhyata-well known; tara-his; panditya-erudition; ajnata-unknown; ataeva-therefore; vipra-the word vipra; age-first; panditya-erudition; pascata-afterwards.

TRANSLATION

The man's being a vipra is known, but his erudition is unknown. Therefore the person is identified first and his erudition later.

[Adi 2.78-1957]

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