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’laksmir iva’ arthalankara--upama-prakasa

ara arthalankara ache, nama--’virodhabhasa’

SYNONYMS

laksmir iva—the words laksmir iva (like Laksmi); artha-alankara—ornamental use of the meaning; upama—analogy; prakasa—manifestation; ara—also; artha-alankara—ornamental use of meaning; ache—there is; nama—which is named; virodha-abhasa—possibility of contradiction "The use of the words ’laksmir iva’ (’like Laksmi’) manifests the ornament of meaning called upama (analogy).

There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhabhasa, or a contradictory indication.