Prabhupāda: Now we are introducing Hindi, Gujarati and Maharati speaking. (aside) Where is Manasvī? He has gone?
Devotee: Yes.
Dr. Patel: No, but they must talk with people in their own language. They, even sometimes they don't understand me talking English. Of course, I . . . (break)
Prabhupāda: . . . one has to study grammar for twelve years.
Dr. Patel: How much?
Prabhupāda: Twelve years.
Dr. Patel: Twelve years. Yes.
Prabhupāda: And as soon as one has his mastership on the grammar, he can study all other books.
Dr. Patel: No, he can be a poet then. The Sanskrit language is poetic in a way.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes, yes.
Dr. Patel: So if you study grammar properly, and then you can . . . you can just compose poetry. (break)
Prabhupāda: Therefore Lord Brahmā is called Ādi-kavi. Ādi-kavi. Yes.
Dr. Patel: Sanskrit is poetic. You can just compose poetry.
Prabhupāda: Whole Sanskrit language in poetry. Bhagavad-gītā is in poetry. Bhāgavata in poetry. Mahābhārata in poetry.
Dr. Patel: Ninety percent of the Sanskrit literature is in poetry.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Why ninety? It may be ninety-nine.
Dr. Patel: No, but some of the . . . Kālidāsa, and, you know . . . they're also composing the ślokas in the . . . but . . .
Prabhupāda: Kālidāsa also in poetry.
Dr. Patel: No, that is certain. Not all. Abhijñāna-śakuntalā is not in poetry.
Prabhupāda: Asti himālaya-nāma na-gadi-rāja. Asti uttana-sana-desi himālaya-nāma na-gadi-raja.
Dr. Patel: What is that? Raghu-vaṁśa.
Prabhupāda: Raghu-vaṁśa. It is Raghu-vaṁśa.
Dr. Patel: I studied his . . .
Prabhupāda: Raghu-vaṁśa and Kumāra-sambhava. We studied some portion.