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TEXT 78
'laksmir iva' arthalankara--upama-prakasa
ara arthalankara ache, nama--'virodhabhasa'
SYNONYMS
laksmir ivathe words laksmir iva (like Laksmi); artha-alankaraornamental use of the meaning; upamaanalogy; prakasamanifestation; araalso; artha-alankaraornamental use of meaning; achethere is; namawhich is named; virodha-abhasapossibility of contradiction.
TRANSLATION
"The use of the words 'laksmir iva' ['like Laksmi'] manifests the ornament of meaning called upama [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhabhasa, or a contradictory indication.
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