Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Synonyms

ca—this word ca; anvācaye—in connecting one with another; samāhāre—in the sense of aggregation; anyo 'nya-arthe—to help one another in the imports; ca—the word ca; samuccaye—in aggregate understanding; yatna-antare—in another effort; tathā—as well as; pāda-pūraṇe—in completing the verse; api—also; avadhāraṇe—in the sense of certainty..

Translation

" 'The word ca [and] is used to connect a word or sentence with a previous word or sentence, to give the sense of aggregation, to assist the meaning, to give a collective understanding, to suggest another effort or exertion, or to fulfill the meter of a verse. It is also used in the sense of certainty.'

Purport