# Cc. Antya 5.129 ## Text > śuniyā kavira haila lajjā, bhaya, vismaya > haṁsa-madhye baka yaiche kichu nāhi kaya ## Synonyms *śuniyā*—hearing; *kavira*—of the poet; *haila*—there was; *lajjā*—shame; *bhaya*—fear; *vismaya*—astonishment; *haṁsa*-*madhye*—in a society of white swans; *baka*—a duck; *yaiche*—just as; *kichu*—anything; *nāhi*—not; *kaya*—utters. ## Translation **When the Bengali poet heard this chastisement from Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he was ashamed, fearfuI and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything.**