16.69
dasa alankare yadi eka sloka haya
eka dose saba alankara haya ksaya
SYNONYMS
dasa alankare—with ten instances of literary ornamentation; yadi—if; eka—one; sloka—verse; haya—there is; eka dose—by one fault; saba—all; alankara—ornaments; haya ksaya—become null and void "If there are ten literary ornaments in a verse but even one faulty expression, the entire verse is nullified.