Ādi-līlā

Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth

Verse 59 of 111
Cc Ādi 16.59

ঽদ্বিতীয শ্রীলক্ষ্মীঽ—ইহাঙ্ ঽদ্বিতীযত্বঽ বিধেয সমাসে গৌণ হৈল, শব্দার্থ গেল ক্ষয

ऽद्वितीय श्रीलक्ष्मीऽ—इहाङ् ऽद्वितीयत्वऽ विधेय समासे गौण हैल, शब्दार्थ गेल क्षय

'dvitīya śrī-lakṣmī'—ihāṅ 'dvitīyatva' vidheya samāse gauṇa haila, śabdārtha gela kṣaya

Synonyms

dvitīyaa second; śrī-lakṣmīthe all-opulent goddess of fortune; ihāṅthis word; dvitīyatvathe quality of being a second; vidheyathe unknown, which is to be explained; samāsein the compound word; gauṇasecondary; hailabecame; śabda-arthathe word's intended meaning; gelabecame; kṣayalost..

Translation

"In the word dvitīya-śrīlakṣmīr [the second all-opulent goddess of fortune], the quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown. In making this compound word, the meaning became secondary and the originally intended meaning was lost.

Verse 59 of 111
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