Vakyapadiya Verse 1.147

Sanskrit

शब्दः संस्कारहीनो यो गौरिति प्रयुयुक्षिते । तमपभ्रंशमिच्छन्ति विशिष्टार्थनिवेशिनम् ॥ १४७ ॥

Transliteration

śabdaḥ saṃskārahīno yo gauriti prayuyukṣite | tamapabhraṃśamicchanti viśiṣṭārthaniveśinam || 147 ||

Translation

147. When one wants to utter the word gauḥ and actually utters one which is devoid of correctness to convey that particular meaning, it is called a corrupt form (apabhraṃśa).

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