CC Antya 1.186
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).