CC Adi 16.59 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 59
- 'dvitīya śrī-lakṣmī'--ihāṅ 'dvitīyatva' vidheya
- samāse gauṇa haila, śabdārtha gela kṣaya
SYNONYMS
dvitīya śrī-lakṣmī—the word dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī ("all-opulent goddess of fortune"); ihāṅ—this; dvitīyatva—the quality of being a second; vidheya—the unknown, which is to be explained; samāse—in the compound word; gauṇa—secondary; haila—became; śabda-artha—the word's intended meaning; gela—became; kṣaya—lost.
TRANSLATION
"In the word 'dvitīya-śrīlakṣmī' ['the second all-opulent goddess of fortune'], the quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown. In making this compound word, the meaning became secondary and the originally intended meaning was lost.