Nyāya Sūtras 25
Nyāyabhāṣya 25
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- Sanskrit
25.2
sthānavatāṃ lakṣaṇam iti samānam/
The definition of the items that have an established place is common [to the treatise].
25.3
yam arhtam adhikṛtya pravartate tat prayojanam ||
Purpose is that object aiming at which one acts.
25.4
yam artham āptavyaṃ hātavyaṃ vā vyavasāya tadāptihānopāyam anutiṣṭhati, prayojanaṃ tad veditavyam, pravṛttihetutvāt/ imam artham āpsyāmi hāsyāmi veti vyavasāyo 'rthasyādhikāraḥ, evaṃ vyavasīyamāno 'rtho 'dhikriyata iti//24//
That object having resolved upon which as something to be attained or something to be avoided, one undertakes the means for its attainment or avoidance, is to be known as purpose, because it is the cause of activity. The resolution, “I shall attain this object” or “I shall avoid it,” is the authorization of the object; an object being thus resolved upon is aimed at. //24
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Commentaries (2)
- Nyāyavārtikatātparyaṭīkā — Vācaspati Miśra, Sanskrit
- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit