# Cc. Ādi 16.78
> ‘লক্ষ্মীরিব’ অর্থালঙ্কার — উপমা-প্রকাশ ।
> আর অর্থালঙ্কার আছে, নাম — ‘বিরোধাভাস’ ॥৭৮॥
## Text
> 'lakṣmīr iva' arthālaṅkāra—upamā-prakāśa
> āra arthālaṅkāra āche, nāma—'virodhābhāsa'
## Synonyms
*lakṣmīr iva*—the words *lakṣmīr iva* (like Lakṣmī); *artha-alaṅkāra*—ornamental use of the meaning; *upamā*—analogy; *prakāśa*—manifestation; *āra*—also; *artha-alaṅkāra*—ornamental use of meaning; *āche*—there is; *nāma*—which is named; *virodha-ābhāsa*—possibility of contradiction.
## Translation
**"The use of the words 'lakṣmīr iva' ['like Lakṣmī'] manifests the ornament of meaning called upamā [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhābhāsa, or a contradictory indication.**