Tattva Sangraha Vol 2

SR No.: 007609
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kamlashila, Ganganatha Jha
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1939
Total Pages: 887
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 84 MB

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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XIX.
TEXT (1599).
" (5) The Cow IS LIKENED TO THE Garaya, --A COGNITION IS PRODUCED BY THIS LIKENESS-THE POTENCY IN THE OBJECT WHEREBY IT BECOMES APPREHENDED BY THAT COGNITION, IS DERIVED ON THE STRENGTH OF THE SAID
ANALOGICAL COGNITION."-(1599)
OOMMENTARY.
(5) When the object, Cow, is listened to the Gavaya, there is in the Cow the capncity to be apprehended by the Analogical Cognition ; and this capacity is derived from the strength Presumption-based upon that Analogical Cognition.-(1599)
The following Texts describe the Presumption based upon Presumption
TEXTS (1600-1601).
" (6) INASMUCH AS THE DENOTATION OF A WORD CANNOT BE OTHERWISE DEFINED, WE ASSUME THE EXPRESSIVE POTENOY OF WORDS: AND AS THIS POTENCY WOULD NOT BE OTHERWISE POSSIBLE, WE DEDUCE, THROUGH ANOTHER PRESUMPTION, THE ETERNALITY OF WORDS : [Shlokavārtika-Arthāpatti,
6-7] ;-BECAUSE WHAT IS NON-ETERNAL CANNOT BE RELATED TO ANY CONVEN
TION."-(1600-1601)
COMMENTARY.
Abhidha '-Denotation : i.e. expressing of meaning. This could not be done by words, could not be defined, except through Expressive Poten having thus presumed the expressive potency of Word, it is found that this potonoy would not be otherwiso possible,-i.e. there is no other way of explaining such a Potenoy,--without recognising the eternality of words ; so that this cognition of the eternality of words is also obtained by means of another Presumption.
Question :-"Why cannot there be Expressive Potency without eternality ?”
Answer - Because what is non-eternal, etc. etc. That is to say, if what was perceived at the time of the making of the Convention does not continue to exist till the time of being used, then, the making of the Conven. tion would be entirely futile; as Convention is set up only for purposes of usage; and the Word that is present at the time of usage is not one with which the connection of the meaning had been set up at the time of the Convention