Sutra 57
Devanagari script
अकान्तिर्व्याघातः पुनरुक्तमपशब्दः सम्प्लव इति लेखदोषः ॥ कZ_०२.१०.५७ ॥
Transliteration
akāntir vyāghātaḥ punaruktam apaśabdaḥ samplava iti lekhadoṣaḥ
Translation
Lack of elegance, contradiction, repetition, bad/incorrect wording, and confusion—these are defects of an official document.
Word by Word
अकान्तिःlack of elegance/pleasantness (in writing)
अकान्तिः:
TypeNoun
Rootकान्ति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययेन निषेध (अ- + कान्ति)
व्याघातःincongruity/obstruction (a break or clash in expression/meaning)
व्याघातः:
TypeNoun
Rootव्याघात
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
पुनरुक्तम्repetition; redundant restatement
पुनरुक्तम्:
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootपुनरुक्त
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (पुनः + उक्त)
अपशब्दःincorrect/impure word usage; solecism
अपशब्दः:
TypeNoun
Rootअपशब्द
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-समासवत् प्रातिपदिक (अप + शब्द)
सम्प्लवःconfusion/jumbling; transposition or mixing-up (in writing)
सम्प्लवः:
TypeNoun
Rootसम्प्लव
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
इतिthus; namely (marking the list)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपात; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक
लेखदोषःfaults in writing; defects of a document
लेखदोषः:
TypeNoun
Rootलेखदोष
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; लेखस्य दोषः
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