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# Commentary on the Nyāyasūtra 1.7

Nyāyabhāṣya (complete text) 1.7

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nyaya.nyayasutra!vatsyayana*complete.1.7)

tayā pravartata ityāptaḥ| ṛṣyāryamlecchānāṃ samānaṃ lakṣaṇam| tathā ca sarveṣāṃ vyavahārāḥ pravartanta iti| evamebhiḥ pramāṇairdevamanuṣyatiraścāṃ vyavahārāḥ prakalpante, nā'to'nyatheti ||

### [1.7.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nyaya.nyayasutra!vatsyayana*complete.1.7.p1)

||bhāṣyam||

### [1.7.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nyaya.nyayasutra!vatsyayana*complete.1.7.p2)

yasyeha dṛśyate'rthaḥ sa dṛṣṭārthaḥ| yasyāmutra pratīyata so'dṛṣṭārthaḥ| evamṛṣilaukikavākyānāṃ vibhāga iti| kimarthaṃ punaridamucyate? sa na manyeta dṛṣṭārthaṃ evāptopadeśaḥ pramāṇam, arthasyāvadhāraṇādita, adṛṣṭārtho'pi

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