Commentary on the Nyāyasūtra 41.6

41.6

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utpattidharmake jñātari punar na syātām/ utpannaḥ khalu jñātā dehendriyabuddhivedanābhiḥ sambadhyata iti nāsyedaṃ svakṛtasya karmaṇaḥ phalam utpannaś ca bhūtvā na bhavatīti tasyāvidyamānasya niruddhasya vā svakṛtakarmaṇaḥ phalopabhogo nāsti/ tad evam ekasyānekaśarīrayogaḥ śarīraviyogaś cātyantaṃ na syād iti yatra kāraṇam anupapadyamānaṃ paśyati tan nānujānāti/ so 'yam evaṃlakṣaṇa ūhas tarka ity ucyate/
kathaṃ punar ayaṃ tattvajñānārtho na tattvajñānam eveti? anavadhāraṇāt/ anujānāty ayam ekataraṃ dharmaṃ kāraṇopapattyā, na tv avadhārayati na vyavasyati na niścinoti evam evedam iti/ kathaṃ tattvajñānārtha iti? tattvajñānaviṣayābhyanujñālakṣaṇānugrahabhāvitāt prasannād anatarapramāṇasāmarthyāt tattvajñānam utpadyata ity evaṃ tattvajñānārtha iti/
so 'yaṃ tarkaḥ pramāṇāni pratisandadhānaḥ pramāṇābhyanujñānāt pramāṇasahito vāde 'padiṣṭa ity avijñātatattvam anujānāti/