# Cc. Ādi 11.16 > রামদাস — মুখ্যশাখা, সখ্য-প্রেমরাশি । > ষোলসাঙ্গের কাষ্ঠ যেই তুলি’ কৈল বাঁশী ॥১৬॥ ## Text > rāmadāsa—mukhya-śākhā, sakhya-prema-rāśi > ṣolasāṅgera kāṣṭha yei tuli' kaila vaṁśī ## Synonyms *rāma-dāsa*—of the name Rāmadāsa; *mukhya-śākhā*—chief branch; *sakhya-prema-rāśi*—full of fraternal love; *ṣolasa-aṅgera*—of sixteen knots; *kāṣṭha*—wood; *yei*—that; *tuli'*—raising; *kaila*—made; *vāṁśī*—flute. ## Translation **Rāmadāsa, one of the chief branches, was full of fraternal love of Godhead. He made a flute from a stick with sixteen knots.**