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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 16.71

rasālaṅkāra-vat kāvyaṁ doṣa-yuk ced vibhūṣitam syād vapuḥ sundaram api śvitreṇaikena durbhagam
[rasaalankaara-vat kaavyam dosha-yuk ched vibhooshitam syaad vapuh sundaram api shvitrenaikena durbhagam]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rasālaṅkāra-vat kāvyaṁ doṣa-yuk ced vibhūṣitam syād vapuḥ sundaram api śvitreṇaikena durbhagam
“ ‘As one’s body, although well-decorated with ornaments, is made unfortunate by even one spot of white leprosy, so an entire poem is made useless by a fault, despite alliteration, similes and metaphors.’
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