A Cluster of Nyāya Flowers 2.2.24
Nyāyamañjarī 2.2.24
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2.2.24
nanu ! na sphoṭaḥ śabdaśabdenocyate, kintu varṇā eva . śrotragrahaṇe hyarthe śabdāśabdaḥ prasiddhaḥ . ta eva ca śrotragrahaṇā iti—naitadevam— śabdatvasyāpi śrotragrahaṇātmano bhāvāt . nirjhara jhāṅkāraravaprabhṛtīnāṃ ca satyapi śrotragrahaṇatve śabdakāryanirvartakatvānupapatteḥ . tasmāt yato'rthapratipattiḥ, sa śabdaḥ . arthapratipattiśca sphoṭādeva, na varṇebhya iti sphoṭa eva śabdaḥ ..