Nyāya Sūtras 313.3
Nyāyabhāṣya 313.3
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313.3
yady utpannāpavargiṇī buddhiḥ prāptam avyaktaṃ boddhavyasya grahaṇam, yathā vidyutsampāte vaidyutasya prakāśasyānavasthānād avyaktaṃ rūpagrahaṇam iti; vyaktaṃ tu dravyāṇāṃ grahaṇaṃ tasmād ayuktam etad iti//43//
If cognition perishes immediately upon arising, it would follow that the apprehension of a knowable object is indistinct, just as in a flash of lightning, because the lightning's light does not abide, the apprehension of colour is indistinct; but the apprehension of substances is distinct; therefore, this [position] is incorrect.
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Commentaries (2)
- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
- Nyāyālaṃkāra — Abhayatilaka, Sanskrit
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- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit