# Cc. Ādi 2.38 ## Text > 'nāra'-śabde kahe sarva jīvera nicaya > 'ayana'-śabdete kahe tāhāra āśraya ## Synonyms *nāra*-*śabde*—by the word *nāra*; *kahe*—one means; *sarva* *jīvera*—of all living entities; *nicaya*—the assemblage; *ayana*-*śabdete*—by the word *ayana*; *kahe*—one means; *tāhāra*—of them; *āśraya*—the refuge. ## Translation **"The word nāra refers to the aggregate of all the living beings, and the word ayana refers to the refuge of them all.**