Continuing my Krishna verses

वाक्यं रसात्मकं काव्यं रसो नास्ति हरिं विना ।

तस्मात् कृष्णात्मकं वाक्यं काव्यमित्यभिधीयते ।।६०४।।

An expression that has delight as its essence is said to be poetic.  There is no delight without Krishna.  Therefore, an expression that has Krishna as its essence is said to be poetic.

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus

Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan

[Residence: Campbell, California]