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Reprint From the Pandit. The Padarthadharmasangraha of Pracastpada with the Nyayakandali of Cridhara. Translated into English

1916

Consequently just as in the case of the Veda the word is accepted as producing the cognitions of things indpendently of any other means of knowledge —so in the case of ordinary human assertions ; as according to the maxim—' ye taakiket vaidilaista eva ' ( 'the words of the ordinary human assertion are the same as those in the Veda ') the potency of the word must be the `same in both cases [...] As for the inquiry into the trustworthiness of the speaker it is simply meant to set side the possibility of error with regard to facts ; just as in the ase of Sense-perception also we look out for the purity and soundness of the sense-organ simply for the sake of setting aside all doubts as to the erroneous character of the cognition. [...] The 'connection' (of the class Substance) is not the differentia of Substance in the same way as ALIN is of the Ear ; in fact it is the class 'Substance' (Dravyatva) which is the differentia ; and the word ' yoga' (connection) has been added simply because the class when unconnected; could not serve as the differentia; and all that is meant by this is that the existence ( or presence ) of the c [...] e. one after the other); how is it then that we have a perception at one and the same time of the branch of a tree and also of the moon ?" Reply—As a matter of fact there is no actual similiarity in the perception of the tree and the mon ; the gradual stages are not perceived on account of the extremely swift functioning of the sense-organ ; just in the same manner as we are not conisant [...] In the case of such Earthy things as the pillar and the like the fact of their Touch being due to cooking though not directly perceptible is to he inferred in the folloing manner : `the touch of the pillar is due to cooking —because it is a Touch belonging to the Earth like the Touch of the Jar.' The fact of the Touch of the Jar being due to cooking is to be inferred from the fact of its b
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Pages
687
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.144864
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-i Ganganatha Jha view
Introduction
i-vi Ganganatha Jha view
An English Translation of the Padartha-Dharama-Sangraha
1-680 Ganganatha Jha view

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