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Vakyapadiya 2.72

Vākyapadīya 2.72

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Sanskrit

2.72

nirjñātārthaṃ padaṃ yac ca tadarthe pratipādite
pikādi yad avijñātaṃ tat kim ity anuyujyate //

And when the meaning of a word that is already well known has been conveyed, / why is it asked: 'What is this unknown [word] like pika (cuckoo) and the like?'

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