kāhāṅ tumi sarva-śāstre kavitve pravīṇa
kāhāṅ āmi sabe śiśu--paḍuyā navīna
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; āmi-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.