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अग्राम्य शब्द अभिधानम् औदार्यम् ॥

The use of words other than colloquial (agrámya) is dignity.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/10/12

प्रतीत शब्द प्रयोगः स्पष्टत्वम् इति ॥

The use of well-known words is lucidity.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/10/13

अकार आदयो वर्णास् त्रिषष्टिः ॥

The alphabetical letters beginning with Akára are sixty-three.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/10/14

वर्ण संघातः पदम् ॥

The combination of letters is a word (pada).

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/10/15

तच् चतुर्विधं नाम आख्यात उपसर्ग निपाताश् च इति ॥

The word is of four kinds—nouns, verbs, prefixes of verbs, and particles (nipáta).

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Chapter 10

Verses 16-20