Nyāya Sūtras 129
Nyāyabhāṣya 129
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129.2
śīghrataragamanopadeśavad abhyāsān nāviśeṣaḥ ||
[Nyāyasūtra 2.1.67]: There is no lack of distinction, because repetition is like instruction to walk faster.
129.3
nānuvādapunaruktayor aviśeṣaḥ/ kasmāt? arthavato 'bhyāsasyānuvādabhāvāt/ arthavān abhyāso 'nuvādaḥ, śīghrataragamanopadeśavat/ śīghraṃ śīghraṃ gamyatām iti kriyātiśayo 'bhyāsenaivocyate/
There is no lack of distinction between reiteration and repetition. Why? Because reiteration has the status of meaningful repetition. Meaningful repetition is reiteration, like instruction to walk faster: "Walk quickly, quickly"—intensity of action is expressed by the repetition itself.
129.4
udāharaṇārthaṃ cedam/ evam anyo 'py abhyāsaḥ pacati pacatīti kriyānuparamaḥ/ grāmo grāmo ramanīya iti vyāptiḥ/ pari pari trigartebhyo vṛṣṭo deva iti parivarjanam/ adhy adhi kuḍyaṃ niṣaṇṇam iti sāmīpyam/ tiktaṃ tiktam iti prakāraḥ/ evam anuvādasya stutinindāśeṣavidhiṣv adhikārārthatā vihitānantarārthatā ceti//67//
And this is for the sake of example. In the same way, other repetitions too [are meaningful]: "he cooks, he cooks" indicates non-cessation of action; "every village, every village is delightful" indicates pervasion; "the god rained all around, around Trigarta" indicates exclusion; "it is seated right on, on the wall" indicates proximity; "bitter, bitter" indicates a particular kind. Thus, the purpose of reiteration is reference in praise, censure, and supplementary injunctions, and [introducing] what immediately follows what has been enjoined. //67
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- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
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- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit