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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 16.59",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 16.59",
  "label":"Text 59",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 16.59",
  "description":"\"In the word 'dvitīya-śrīlakṣmī' ['the second all-opulent goddess of fortune'], the quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown. In making this compound word, the meaning became secondary and the originally intended meaning was lost."

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Cc. Ādi 16.59

Text

'dvitīya śrī-lakṣmī'—ihāṅ 'dvitīyatva' vidheya
samāse gauṇa haila, śabdārtha gela kṣaya

Synonyms

dvitīyaśrī-lakṣmī—the word dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī (“all-opulent goddess of fortune”); ihāṅ—this; dvitīyatva—the quality of being a second; vidheya—the unknown, which is to be explained; samāse—in the compound word; gauṇa—secondary; haila—became; śabda-artha—the word's intended meaning; gela—became; kṣaya—lost.

Translation

“In the word 'dvitīya-śrīlakṣmī' ['the second all-opulent goddess of fortune'], the quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown. In making this compound word, the meaning became secondary and the originally intended meaning was lost.