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panca alankarera ebe sunaha vicara

dui sabdalankara, tina artha-alankara

SYNONYMS

panca—five; alankarera—of the literary embellishments; ebe—now; sunaha—just hear; vicara—description; dui—two; sabda-alankara—ornaments of sound or ornaments of words; tina—three; artha-alankara—ornaments of meaning "Now hear the description of the five literary embellishments.

There are two ornaments of sound and three ornaments of meaning.