Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s18.98
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s18.98
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⁸⁰ The opposite parties on occasions felt aggrieved by his use of derogatory adjectives. The *paṇḍits* of Mirzapur gave a notice to him for holding a *śāstrārtha* (debate) with the following rider — you often use harsh words like fool, wicked, etc. If you speak about us in such terms, you will be punished. *Dayananda Saraswati ko Likhe gaye Patra aur Vigyapan*, ed. Yudhir Mimamsaka, part III, quoted by Harsha Narayan 2010, *Dayananda: Eka Punarviśleşana*, p. 13.