Nyāya Sūtras 60
Nyāyabhāṣya 60
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60.2
chalalakṣaṇād ūrdhvam ---
After the definition of quibble:
60.3
sādharmyavaidharmyābhyāṃ pratyavasthānaṃ jātiḥ ||
NyS 1.2.18: A futile rejoinder is an objection by means of similarity and dissimilarity.
60.4
prayukte hi hetau yaḥ prasaṅgo jāyate sa jātiḥ/ sa ca prasaṅgaḥ sādharmyavaidharmyābhyāṃ pratyavasthānam upālambhaḥ pratiṣedha iti/
For when a logical reason has been employed, the consequence that is produced is a futile rejoinder. And that consequence is an objection by means of similarity and dissimilarity, a censure, a refutation.
60.5
``udāharaṇasādharmyāt sādhyasādhanaṃ hetur'' ity asyodāharaṇavaidharmyeṇa pratyavasthānam, ``udāharaṇavaidharmyāt sādhyasādhanaṃ hetur'' ity asyodāharaṇasādharmyeṇa pratyavasthānam, pratyanīkabhāvāt/ jāyamāno 'rtho jātir iti//
To the statement, "A logical reason is that which establishes what is to be proved through similarity to an example," there is an objection through dissimilarity to an example; and to the statement, "A logical reason is that which establishes what is to be proved through dissimilarity to an example," there is an objection through similarity to an example, because of their oppositional nature. The thing produced (jāyamāna) is a futile rejoinder (jāti).
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Commentaries (2)
- Nyāyavārtikatātparyaṭīkā — Vācaspati Miśra, Sanskrit
- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit