Nyāya Sūtras 45
Nyāyabhāṣya 45
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- Sanskrit
45.3
sa pratipakṣasthāpanāhīno vvitaṇḍā ||
That [disputation], devoid of the proof of a counter-thesis, is cavil.
45.4
sa jalpo vitaṇḍā bhavati/ kiṃviśeṣaṇaḥ? pratipakṣasthāpanayā hīnaḥ/ yau tau samānādhikaraṇau viruddhau dharmau pakṣāv ity uktaṃ tayor ekataraṃ vaitaṇḍiko na sthāpayatīti prapakṣapratiṣedhenaiva pravartata iti/
That disputation becomes cavil. With what qualification? Devoid of the proof of a counter-thesis. Of those two opposing properties residing in the same substratum that were called the theses, the caviller does not establish either one; he proceeds solely by refuting the thesis of the opponent.
45.5
astu tarhi sa pratipakṣahīno vitaṇḍā? yad vai khalu tat parapratiṣedhalakṣaṇaṃ vākyaṃ sa vaitaṇḍikasya pakṣaḥ, na tv asau sādhyaṃ kañcid arthaṃ pratijñāya sthāpayatīti/ tasmād yathānyāsam evāstv iti// 3 //
Then let it be: 'That [disputation], devoid of a counter-thesis, is cavil'? That statement whose characteristic is the refutation of the opponent is indeed the thesis of the caviller; he just does not, having propounded some object to be proved, prove it. Therefore, let it remain just as formulated [in the sūtra]. || 3
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Commentaries (2)
- Nyāyavārtikatātparyaṭīkā — Vācaspati Miśra, Sanskrit
- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit