Ādi-līlā

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

Verse 78 of 111
Cc Ādi 16.78

ঽলক্ষ্মীরিবঽ অর্থালংকার—উপমাপ্রকাশ আর অর্থালংকার আছে, নাম—ঽবিরোধাভাসঽ

ऽलक्ष्मीरिवऽ अर्थालंकार—उपमाप्रकाश आर अर्थालंकार आछे, नाम—ऽविरोधाभासऽ

'lakṣmīr iva' arthālaṅkāra—upamā-prakāśa āra arthālaṅkāra āche, nāma—'virodhābhāsa'

Synonyms

lakṣmīr ivalike Lakṣmī; artha-alaṅkāraornamental use of the meaning; upamāanalogy; prakāśamanifestation; āraalso; artha-alaṅkāraornamental use of meaning; āchethere is; nāmawhich is named; virodha-ābhāsapossibility of contradiction..

Translation

"The use of lakṣmīr iva [like Lakṣmī] manifests the ornament of meaning called upamā [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodha-ābhāsa, or a contradictory indication.

Verse 78 of 111
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