CC ANTYA 1.186
padāni tv agatārthāni
tad-artha-gataye narāḥ
yojayanti padair anyaiḥ
sa udghātyaka ucyate
SYNONYMS

padāni—words; tu—but; agata-arthāni—having an unclear meaning; tat—that,; artha-gataye—to understand the meaning; narāḥ—men; yojayanti—join; padaiḥ—with words; anyaiḥ—other; saḥ—that; udghātyakaḥ—udghātyaka; ucyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

To explain an unclear word, men generally join it with other words. Such an attempt is called udghātyaka.' "

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from the Sāhitya-darpaṇa (6.289).