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Kavyalankara 6.26

Kāvyālaṅkāra 6.26

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Sanskrit

6.26

nāpratītānyathārthatvaṃ dhātvanekārthatāvaśāt
na leśajñāpakākṛṣṭaṃ sa hanti dhyāti vā yathā //

One should not use an unfamiliar meaning merely on the authority of multiple meanings of roots, / nor a form drawn out by subtle clues (*leśajñāpaka*), such as *hanti* [for 'goes'] or *dhyāti* [for *dhyāyati*].

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