mukhyārtha chāḍiyā kara gauṇārtha kalpanā
'abhidhā'-vṛtti chāḍi' kara śabdera lakṣaṇā

 mukhya-artha - direct meaning; chāḍiyā - giving up; kara - you do; gauṇa-artha - indirect meaning; kalpanā - imagining; abhidhā-vṛtti - the meaning that is understood immediately; chāḍi' - giving up; kara - you do; śabdera - of the words; lakṣaṇā - interpretation.


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“For each sūtra the direct meaning must be accepted without interpretation. However, you simply abandon the direct meaning and proceed with your imaginative interpretation.

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