CC Antya 1.186

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Antya-līlā 1.185 - Antya-līlā 1.187

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 186

padāni tv agatārthāni

tad-artha-gataye narāḥ

yojayanti padair anyaiḥ

sa udghātyaka ucyate

SYNONYMS

'padāni—words; tu—but; agata-arthāni—having an unclear meaning; tat—that; artha-gataye—to understand the meaning; narāḥ—men; yojayanti—join; padaiḥ—with words; anyaiḥ—other; saḥ—that; udghātyakaḥ—udghātyaka; ucyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

"'To explain an unclear word, men generally join it with other words. Such an attempt is called udghātyaka.'"

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from the Sāhitya-darpaṇa (6.289).