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TEXT 78
'laksmir iva' arthalankara--upama-prakasa
ara arthalankara ache, nama--'virodhabhasa'
SYNONYMS
laksmir iva—the words laksmir iva (like Laksmi); artha-alankara—ornamental use of the meaning; upama—analogy; prakasa—manifestation; ara—also; artha-alankara—ornamental use of meaning; ache—there is; nama—which is named; virodha-abhasa—possibility 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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