# Cc. Madhya 8.188 ## Text > vidagdho nava-tāruṇyaḥ > parihāsa-viśāradaḥ > niścinto dhīra-lalitaḥ > syāt prāyaḥ preyasī-vaśaḥ ## Synonyms *vidagdhaḥ*—clever; *nava*-*tāruṇyaḥ*—always freshly youthful; *parihāsa*—in joking; *viśāradaḥ*—expert; *niścintaḥ*—without anxiety; *dhīra*-*lalitaḥ*—a hero in loving affairs; *syāt*—is; *prāyaḥ*—almost always; *preyasī*-*vaśaḥ*—one who keeps His girlfriends subjugated. ## Translation **“ 'A person who is very cunning and always youthful, expert in joking and without anxiety, and who can keep his girlfriends always subjugated, is called dhīra-lalita.'** ## Purport This verse is from the *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (2.1.230).