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prathama-carane panca ’ta’-karera panti

trtiya-carane haya panca ’repha’-sthiti

SYNONYMS

prathama-carane—in the first line; panca—five; ta-karera—of the letter ta; panti—very nice composition; trtiya-carane—in the third line; haya—there is; panca—five; repha—of the letter ra; sthiti—composition "In the arrangement of the first line the letter ’ta’ occurs five times, and the arrangement of the third line repeats the letter ’ra’ five times.