Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.249; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 2.4.249
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
शब्दार्थ-रस-वैचित्री वाचि काचन नास्ति मे ।
यथा-कथञ्चिद् एवोक्तं भावोदाहरणं परम् ॥२.४.२४९॥śabdārtha-rasa-vaicitrī vāci kācana nāsti me |
yathā-kathañcid evoktaṃ bhāvodāharaṇaṃ param ||2.4.249||
English translation
“Though my words do not have variety in meaning or flavor, examples of vyābhicārī-bhāvas have been presented to indicate their essential nature as far as possible.”