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‘lakṣmīr iva’ arthālaṅkāra—upamā-prakāśa
āra arthālaṅkāra āche, nāma—‘virodhābhāsa’
Synonyms
lakṣmīr iva—the words lakṣmīr iva (like Lakṣmī); artha-alaṅkāra—ornamental use of the meaning; upama—analogy; prakāśa—manifestation; ara—also; artha-alaṅkāra—ornamental use of meaning; ache—there is; nama—which is named; virodha-ābhāsa—possibility of contradiction. ¶
Translation
“The use of the words ‘lakṣmīr iva’ [‘like Lakṣmī’] manifests the ornament of meaning called upamā [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhābhāsa, or a contradictory indication. ¶