Sarvadarshanasangraha 15.140

15.140

Therefore, conventional indication has no need for a purpose. Even though the word employed first conveys the primary meaning, and by means of that meaning another meaning is indicated—so that this indication is a property of the meaning—nevertheless, being superimposed on the word conveying it, it is designated as an operation of the word. Having just this in mind, it was stated: "indication is a superimposed operation." Purposive indication, on the other hand, is sixfold: inclusive indication (upādānalakṣaṇā), indicative indication (lakṣaṇalakṣaṇā), qualitative superimposition (gauṇasāropā), qualitative identification (gauṇasādhyavasānā), pure superimposition (śuddhasāropā), and pure identification (śuddhasādhyavasānā). "The lances enter," "the platforms shout," "the Vāhīka is an ox," "this is an ox," "ghee is life," "this is life itself"—these are to be understood as the examples in respective order. That has been stated: