# Cc. Ādi 16.69 ## Text > daśa alaṅkāre yadi eka śloka haya > 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.**