Nyāya Sūtras 232

Nyāyabhāṣya 232

Language: Sanskrit

232.2

āvaraṇānumeyatve satīdam āha ---

[The opponent] says this regarding [the visual ray] being inferable from obstruction:
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232.3

tadanupalabdher ahetuḥ ||

[It is] not a logical reason, because of the non-apprehension of that [ray].
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232.4

rūpasparśavad dhi tejaḥ, mahattvād anekadravyavattvād rūpavattvāc copalabdhir iti pradīpavat pratyakṣata upalabhyeta cākṣuṣo raśmir yadi syād iti//35//

For fire possesses color and touch; and because of largeness, having multiple substances, and possessing color, apprehension occurs; thus, the visual ray would be apprehended through perception like a lamp, if it existed.
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Commentaries (2)

Nyāyavārtikatātparyaṭīkā — Vācaspati Miśra, Sanskrit
Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit

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Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit