Nyāya Sūtras 27
Nyāyabhāṣya 27
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- Sanskrit
27.2
atha siddhāntaḥ, idam itthambhūtañ cety abhyanujñāyamānam arthajātaṃ siddham, siddhasya saṃsthitiḥ siddhāntaḥ, saṃsthitir itthambhāvavyavasthā dharmaniyamaḥ/
sa khalv ayam ---
Now, established tenet: A collection of objects accepted as “this is so” is established; the established standing of what is established is an established tenet. “Established standing” is the definitive settlement of being so, a restriction of properties.
That very [established tenet] is—
27.3
tantrādhikaraṇābhyupagamasaṃsthitiḥ siddhāntaḥ ||
An established tenet is an established standing through a treatise, an implied consequence, or a provisional assumption.
27.4
tantrārthasaṃsthitiḥ tantrasaṃsthitiḥ, tantram itaretarābhisambaddhasyārthasamūhasyopadeśaḥ śāstram/ adhikaraṇānuṣaktārthasaṃsthitir adhikaraṇasaṃsthitiḥ, abhyupagamasaṃsthitir anavadhāritārthaparigrahaḥ, tadviśeṣaparīkṣaṇāyābhyupagamasiddhāntaḥ/
The established standing of the subject matter of a treatise is an established standing through a treatise; a treatise is the teaching of a group of interconnected objects, a system of philosophy. The established standing of objects connected with an implied consequence is an established standing through an implied consequence. An established standing through a provisional assumption is the acceptance of an unascertained object; an established tenet through a provisional assumption is for the sake of investigating its specific details.
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Commentaries (2)
- Nyāyavārtikatātparyaṭīkā — Vācaspati Miśra, Sanskrit
- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit