CC ADI 16.69
daśa alaṅkāre yadi eka śloka haya
eka doṣe saba alaṅkāra haya kṣaya
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.