śuniyā - hearing; kavira - of the poet; haila - there was; lajjā - shame; bhaya - fear; vismaya - astonishment; haṁsa-madhye - in a society of white swans; baka - a duck; yaiche - just as; kichu - anything; nāhi - not; kaya - utters.

When the Bengali poet heard this chastisement from Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, he was ashamed, fearful and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything.