Commentary on the Nyāyasūtra 7.p3.7

7.p3.7

24 || anyaddhi nimittam anyacca nimittapratyākhyānaṃ. na ca pratyākhyānameva pratyākhyeyaṃ yathā-- ’anudakaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ’ iti nodakapratiṣedha udakaṃ bhavatīti || sa khalvayaṃ vādaḥ ’akarmanimittaḥ śarīrādisargaḥ’ ityetasmānna bhidyate abhedāt tatpratiṣedhenaiva pratiṣiddho vedativya iti || 24 || nyā. sū. || 4 || 1 || 19 || anye tu manyante--- sarvamanityam-- utpattivināśadharmakatvāt || 25 || kimanityaṃ nāma ?, yasya kadācid bhāvastadanityam= utpattidharmakamanutpannaṃ nāsti. vināśadharmakaṃ cā'vinaṣṭaṃ nāsti| kiṃ punaḥ ?, sarvaṃ bhautikaṃ ca śarīrādi abhautikaṃ ca buddhyādi tadubhayamutpattivināśadharmakaṃ vijñāyate tasmāttatsarvamanityamiti || 25 || nyā. sū. || 4 || 1 || 26 || na-- anityatānityatvāt || 26 || yadi tāvat sarvasyā'nityatā nityā ? tannityatvād na sarvamanityam| athā'nityā ? tasyāma'vidyamānāyāṃ sarvaṃ nityamiti || 26 || nyā. sū. || 4 || 1 || 27 || tadanityatvam agnerdāhyaṃ vināśyā'nuvināśavat || 27 || tasyā anityatāyā apyanityatvam| katham ?, yathā'gnirdāhyaṃ vināśyā'nuvinaśyati evaṃ sarvasyānityatā sarvaṃ vināśyānuvinaśyatīti || 27 || nyā. sū. || 4 || 1 || 28 || nityasyā'pratyākhyānam-- yathopalabdhi vyavasthānāt || 28 || ayaṃ khalu vādo nityaṃ pratyācaṣṭe nityasya ca pratyākhyānamanupapannam| kasmāt ?, yathopalabdhi vyavasthānāt= yasyotpattivināśadharmakatvamupalabhyate pramāṇatastadanityam.