Text 80] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 239
TEXT 78
mefaa’ aeltereta — Beit-siert |
wig adineta Vice, aa—facatetety’ iawn
‘aksmir iva‘ arthdlaikara—upama-prakasa
Gra arthdélankara ache, ndma— ‘virodhabhdasa’
SYNONYMS
laksmir iva--like Laksmt; artha-aiankdra—ornamental use of the meaning; upamda—
analogy ; prakdsa—manifestation; dra—also; artha-cfarkara—ornamental use of mean-
ing; @che—there is; ndma—which is named; virodhadbhasa—possibility of contra-
diction.
TRANSLATION
“The use of laksmir iva [like Laksmi] manifests the ornament of meaning called
upama [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodha-
abhasa, or a contradictory indication.
TEXT 79
‘AHITS SRY HCN — AAA ACA |
SICH AHA TH — BSze Facaty i aot
‘gangate kamaia janme’——sabéra subodha
‘kamaile gafigdra janma’——atyanta virodha
SYNONYMS
gangate—in the River Ganges; Ramafa—lotus flower; janme—grows; sabéra—of
everyone; subodha—understanding; Ramafe—in the lotus flower; gafiggra—of the
Ganges; janma—birth; atyanta—very much; virodha—contradiction.
TRANSLATION
“Everyone knows that lotus flowers grow in the water of the Ganges. But to say
that the Ganges takes birth from a lotus flower seems extremely contradictory.
TEXT 80
Sd) fapoieotcn storia Serie’ |
facarerorera Bel Tei-bae sis Wee UI
‘ihdh vispu-pdda-padme gangara utpatti’
virodhalankara ihd mahda-camatkrti
