238 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lita, Ch. 16

SYNONYMS

caturtha-carane—in the fourth line; c@ri—four; bha-kdra—of the letter bha; prakdsa
—manifestations; ataevo—therefore; sabda-a/anikdra—ornamental use of different
sounds; anuprésa—alliteration.

TRANSLATION

“In the fourth line the letter bha occurs four times. This arrangement of allitera-
tion is a pleasing ornamental use of sounds.

TEXT 76
Q’aCw, Oey acy GF 2G BS |
FIFE SICA, ACE YAS 1G 0

‘$ri-Sabde, ‘laksmi'-sabde——eka vastu ukta
punar-ukta-praya bhase, nahe punar-ukta

SYNONYMS
Sri-Sabde—by the word Sri; laksmi-sabde—by the word /aksmi; eka vastu—one
thing; ukta—is indicated; punar-ukta-praya—almost repetition; bhdse—appears; nahe
—but actually it is not; punar-vkta—repetition.
TRANSLATION
“Although the words sri and laksmi convey the same meaning and are therefore
almost redundant, they are nevertheless not redundant.

TEXT 77

Bqe wey wee aces faCVy
JAPEMTSTA, TR INGIA-CSF 1 99 8

‘$rf-yukta laksmi’ arthe arthera vibheda
punar-uktavad-abhdsa, sabdélarrkéra-bheda

SYNONYMS

Sri-yukta laksmi—Laksmi, possessed of opulence; arthe—in the sense; arthera—of
the meaning; vibheda—difference; punar-ukta-vad-Gbhdsa—tinge of punar-ukta-vat;
$abda-alankéra—ornamental use of words; bheda—different.

TRANSLATION

“Describing Laksmi as possessed of sri [opulence] offers a difference in meaning
with a tinge of repetition. This is the second ornamental use of words.
