CC 1.16.78

'lakṣmīr iva' arthālaṅkāra — upamā-prakāśa
āra arthālaṅkāra āche, nāma — 'virodhābhāsa'

lakṣmīr iva - the words lakṣmīr iva ('like Lakṣmī'); artha-alaṅkāra - ornamental use of the meaning; upamā - analogy; prakāśa - manifestation; āra - also; artha-alaṅkāra - ornamental use of meaning; āche - there is; nāma - which is named; virodha-ābhāsa - possibility of contradiction.

Text

“The use of the words ‘lakṣmīr iva’ [‘like Lakṣmī’] manifests the ornament of meaning called upamā [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhābhāsa, or a contradictory indication.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth. Text 78

“The use of the words ‘lakṣmīr iva’ [‘like Lakṣmī’] manifests the ornament of meaning called upamā [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhābhāsa, or a contradictory indication.