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Laukikanyayakośa
 
conveys meaning which might be different from the

individual meanings of the constituent words.

The constituted word conveys different meanings than
those of the constituent words.
 

those of the constituent words.
 
75. <headword>अविरविकन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
The word Avi and Avika mean 'sheep.'. But if the

words are uttered consecutively, Avika means the flesh
or the mutton of the sheep.
 

or the mutton of the sheep.
 
76. <headword>अविवेकपुरोहितन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
At the time of the house-warming ceremony, the owner

of the house requested the priest to find an auspicious

Muhurta for the function. The son of the priest who

was present there, saw the narrow door and immediately

told the owner to make the door broad, considering

the obesity of the mistress. His father-the priest

frowningly said that if the wife gets stuck, the body

can be cut into pieces and the door can be freed from

obstruction. Needless to describe the reaction of the
owner couple.
 

owner couple.
 
77. <headword>अव्यापारेषुव्यापारोन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
Example : अव्यापारेषु व्यापार यो नरः कर्तुमिच्छति। स तत्र

निर्धनं याति कीलोत्पाटीव वानरः

- -हितोपदेश 2.30
 

 
The maxim refers to a person who does something of

which he has no knowledge. He does those unnecessary

things and ultimately is put to trouble. There is a famous

story of a monkey which used to observe a carpenter

working under the tree. When the carpenter left the

place, this monkey began to imitate the woodcutter

and unknowingly, by mistake, pulled out the piece of

wood which was kept in the slit. Unluckily its testicles