Sahrdayaloka Part 01

SR No.: 006908
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tapasvi Nandi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 602
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 14 MB

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SAHRDAYĀLOKA a physical plane but is a matter staying at the higher level of consciousness. So, there seems to be some logical fallacy in citing this illustration.
Obviously, the arguments mentioned in VI. 9, 10 are in harmony with those advocated by the upholders of the theory of sphoța. But Bhāmaha does not seem to accept the sphotavāda either. While the upholders of sphota hold sphota to be eternal, Bhāmaha differs from them because he feels that neither pratyaksa or direct perception, nor anumāna or inference supports the sphoțavāda. He observes:
tasmāt kūtastha ity esā śābdī vaḥ kalpanā vșthā, pratyakşam anumānam vā
yatra, tat paramàrthataḥ.} (VI. 11) Tatacharya comments (pp. 136, Ibid) : "esā uktavidhā vaḥ sphotavādinām śabda-sambandhini atiriktatva-nityatva-kalpanā nisphalā, angīkāra-anarhā. kasmāt ? aprāmānikatvāt. yasmin visaye pratyakşam anumānam vā sambhavati tat paramārthato'sti iti abhyupagamyeta. na ca varnātirikte pade pratyakşam asti. adarśanāt. na api anumānam. tādņśapadanirūpita-vyāptimato hetoh kasyacid abhāvāt. tasmāt a-pāramārthikam tat.”—
Bhāmaha then proceeds to refute the apoha-vāda in the following verses. At VI. 16, he quotes the view of those who hold that a word connotes a particular meaning through the negation-"apoha"-of something else :
"anyàpohena śabdo'rtham āhéty anye pracakşate, anyàpohaś ca nāmāni
apadārthàpākstiḥ kila.” (VI. 16) By 'apoha' is meant the negation of something else. Bhāmaha argues at VI. 17 that if the particular word 'gauh' has its connotation over only in the negation of something else, then we will have to find out some other sound which makes for the connotation of 'gauh' in that particular word.
"yadi gaur ity ayam sabdaḥ krtàrtho' nya-nirākṣtau, janako gavi gobuddher mțgyatām aparo dhvanih.”