164 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

Rama; ramah ca—and Rama; raméah itivat—in this way, by one rama, many ramas
are indicated.

TRANSLATION

““¢Of words having the same form and case termination, the last one is the
only one retained. For example, the word ramah is used to stand for ramas ca,
ramas Ca, ramas Ca, etc.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Panini’s stitras (1.2.64).

TEXT 152
SCA CA DHA, CHE “HIS FH |
“SUA AHS TAINS” BCVCA SHT 1 3¢2 Ul

tabe ye ca-kdra, sei ‘samuccaya’ kaya
“atmaramdas ca munayas ca” krsnere bhajaya

SYNONYMS

tabe—then; ye—that; ca-kdra—syllable ca; sei—that; samuccaya—aggrega-
tion; kaya—is said; atmaramah ca—all those who enjoy in the self; munayah ca—
all saintly persons; krsnere bhajaya—worship Krsna.

TRANSLATION

“By the aggregate use of the word ca, it is indicated that all the atmaramas
and saints serve and worship Krsna.

TEXT 153

“are ofa os af —aAglaca |
C8 AIS BE Seca Say Tasca seo t

“nirgranthd api”ra ei ‘api’——sambhdvane
ei sata artha prathame karilun vyakhydne

SYNONYMS
nirgranthah apira—of the words nirgranthah api; ei—this; api—api;
sambhavane—in the matter of exposition; ei sata artha—these seven different
meanings; prathame—in the beginning; kariluri—l have done; vyakhyaéne—in ex-
planation.
