cānvācaye samāhāre
'nyonyārthe ca samuccaye
yatnāntare tathā pāda-
pūraṇe 'py avadhāraṇe

 ca - this word ca; anvācaye - in connecting one with another; samāhāre - in the sense of aggregation; anyonya-arthe - to help one another in the imports; ca - the word ca; samuccaye - in aggregate understanding; yatna-antare - in another effort; tathā - as well as; pāda-pūraṇe - in completing the verse; api - also; avadhāraṇe - in the sense of certainty.


Text

“ ‘The word “ca” [“and”] is used to connect a word or sentence with a previous word or sentence, to give the sense of aggregation, to assist the meaning, to give a collective understanding, to suggest another effort or exertion, or to fulfill the meter of a verse. It is also used in the sense of certainty.’

Purport

This is a quotation from the Viśva-prakāśa dictionary.