daśa alaṅkāre yadi eka śloka haya
eka doṣe saba alaṅkāra haya kṣaya
eka doṣe saba alaṅkāra haya kṣaya
Synonyms
daśa alaṅkāre-with ten instances of literary ornamentation; yadi-if; eka-one; śloka-verse; haya-there is; eka doṣe-by one fault; saba-all; alaṅkāra-ornaments; haya kṣaya-become null and void.
Translation
"If there are ten literary ornaments in a verse but even one faulty expression, the entire verse is nullified.