CC Antya 1.186

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

CC Antya 1.185

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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).