śuniyā kavira haila lajjā, bhaya, vismaya
haṁsa-madhye baka yaiche kichu nāhi kaya
haṁsa-madhye baka yaiche kichu nāhi kaya
Synonyms
śuniyā-hearing; kavira-of the poet; haila-there was; lajjā-shame; bhaya-fear; vismaya-astonishment; haṁsa-madhye-in a society of white swans; baka-a duck; yaiche-just as; kichu-anything; nāhi-not; kaya-utters.
Translation
When the Bengali poet heard this chastisement from Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he was ashamed, fearfu I and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything.