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’dvitiya’ sabda--vidheya taha padila samase

’laksmira samata’ artha karila vinase

SYNONYMS

dvitiya sabda—the word dvitiya (“second”); vidheya—the unknown; taha—that; padila—joined; samase—in the compound word; laksmira—with Laksmi; samata—equality; artha—meaning; karila—became; vinase—lost "Because the word ’dvitiya’ (’second’) is the unknown, in its combination in this compound word the intended meaning of equality with Laksmi is lost.