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Samantbhadra-Bharati
[ Chapter 10
(4) Ekonavayavashabd, (5) Kram, (6) Buddhi, (7) Anusanhruti, (8) Adya-pad, (9) Antya-pad, (10) Sapeksha-pad.
In these types of sentences, from the perspective of the aforementioned characteristics of a sentence (as described by Akalankdeva), which sentences can be considered flawed and which can be considered flawless? Shri Vidyānanda Āchārya has discussed this in detail with reasoning in the Ashta-sahasri.
**The nature of Syadvada**
Syadvada, being a complete rejection of absolutes, is a way of knowing that is born from the word 'kim' (what). It is a marker of the distinctions between the undesirable and the desirable, dependent on the seven-fold negation and the Nayas. || 104 ||
'Syat' - the word, being a complete rejection of absolutes, is a way of knowing that is born from the word 'kim' (what), and thus is a word that indicates 'somehow' or 'in some way'. Therefore, words like 'somehow' are synonyms for Syadvada. This Syadvada is dependent on the seven-fold negation and the Nayas, and is a marker of the distinctions between the undesirable and the desirable (a differentiator). Without Syadvada, there is no proper arrangement of the undesirable and the desirable.'
**Explanation** - The seven-fold negation mentioned here refers to the seven negations of 'asti' (exists), 'nasti' (does not exist), 'avaktavya' (indescribable), etc., which have been discussed earlier in the text. As for the Nayas, there are many variations of them, such as the fundamental Nayas of 'dravya' (substance) and 'paryaya' (attribute), and the fundamental Nayas of 'nishcaya' (certainty) and 'vyavahar' (practical) from the perspective of the soul. From the perspective of purity and impurity, there are also two divisions of Nayas, such as 'shuddha-dravya-arthic' (pure substance), 'ashuddha-dravya-arthic' (impure substance), 'shuddha-paryaya-arthic' (pure attribute), 'ashuddha-paryaya-arthic' (impure attribute), 'shuddha-nishcaya' (pure certainty), 'ashuddha-nishcaya' (impure certainty), 'sad-bhuta-vyavahar' (practical based on reality), 'asad-bhuta-vyavahar' (practical not based on reality), etc. The further divisions of 'dravya-arthic' are three - 'naigama' (general), 'sangraha' (collection), and 'vyavahar' (practical). The further divisions of 'paryaya-arthic' are four - 'rijusutr' (straight thread), 'shabd' (word), 'samabhirud' (common understanding), and 'evambhuta' (such). The first four divisions of these seven Nayas...