Nyāya Sūtras 221
Nyāyabhāṣya 221
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- Sanskrit
221.2
ayaso 'yaskāntābhigamanavat tadupasarpaṇam ||
[Objection:] Its approaching [the breast] is like iron moving towards a magnet.
221.3
yathā khalv ayo 'bhyāsam antareṇāyaskāntam upasarpati, evam āhārābhyāsam antareṇa bālaḥ stanyam abhilaṣati//22//
Just as iron indeed approaches a magnet without repeated practice, so the infant desires the breast without repeated practice of feeding.
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- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
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- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit