Nyāya Sūtras 85
Nyāyabhāṣya 85
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- Sanskrit
85.2
sati cendriyārthasannikarṣe jñānotpattidarśanāt kāraṇabhāvaṃ bruvataḥ ---
And for one who claims causality on the grounds that cognition is observed to arise when contact between the sense organ and the object exists:
85.3
digdeśakālākāśeṣv apy evaṃ prasaṅgaḥ ||
There would be the undesirable consequence that this also applies to direction, space, time, and ether.
85.4
digādiṣu satsu jñānabhāvāt tāny api kāraṇānīti? akāraṇabhāve 'pi jñānotpattir digādisannidher avarjanīyatvāt --- yadāpy akāraṇaṃ digādīni jñānotpattau, tadāpi satsu digādiṣu jñānena bhavitavyam,
Are direction and the like also causes because cognition exists when direction and the like exist? Even in the absence of causality, the arising of cognition occurs because the presence of direction and the like is unavoidable. Even when direction and the like are not the cause in the arising of cognition, even then cognition must occur when direction and the like are present,
85.5
na hi digādīnāṃ sannidhiḥ śakyaḥ parivarjayitum iti/ tatra kāraṇabhāve hetuvacanam, etasmād dhetor digādīni jñānakāraṇānīti//23//
for the presence of direction and the like cannot be avoided. In that case, there must be a statement of a reason for causality, [such as]: “For this reason, direction and the like are causes of cognition.” //23
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Commentaries (2)
- Nyāyavārtikatātparyaṭīkā — Vācaspati Miśra, Sanskrit
- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit