Rasarnavasudhakara 3.269.p3
Rasārṇavasudhākara 3.269.p3
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3.269.p3
śakuntalā-ado khu piaṃbadāsi tumaṃ | [ataḥ khalu priyaṃvadāsi tvam |] [1.18 padyāt pūrvam] | atra priyaṃvadāyāḥ priya-bhāṣaṇād idaṃ nāma-dheyam ity uktir niruktiḥ |
Śakuntalā: “That is truly why you are Priyaṃvadā (one who speaks pleasingly)! [That is truly why you are Priyaṃvadā!]” [Preceding verse 1.18]. Here, because of Priyaṃvadā’s pleasant speech, the statement that ‘this is her name’ is nirukti.
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