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caturtha-carane cari ’bha’-kara-prakasa

ataeva sabdalankara anuprasa

SYNONYMS

caturtha-carane—in the fourth line; cari—four; bha-kara—of the letter bha; prakasa—manifestations; ataeva—therefore; sabda-alankara—ornamental use of different sounds; anuprasa—alliteration "In the fourth line the letter ’bha’ occurs four times.

This arrangement of alliteration is a pleasing ornamental use of sounds.