'dvitīya śrī-lakṣmī'--ihāṅ 'dvitīyatva' vidheya
samāse gauṇa haila, śabdārtha gela kṣaya
samāse gauṇa haila, śabdārtha gela kṣaya
Synonyms
dvitīya śrī-lakṣmī-the word dvitīya-śrī-lakṣmī ("all-opulent goddess of fortune"); ihāṅ-this; dvitīyatva-the quality of being a second; vidheya-the unknown, which is to be explained; samāse-in the compound word; gauṇa-secondary; haila-became; śabda-artha-the word's intended meaning; gela-became; kṣaya-lost.
Translation
"In the word 'dvitīya-śrīlakṣmī' ['the second all-opulent goddess of fortune'], the quality of being a second Lakṣmī is the unknown. In making this compound word, the meaning became secondary and the originally intended meaning was lost.