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Aptamīmāṁsā
If no relation whatsoever is accepted between generality (sāmānya) and inherence (samavāya):
सर्वथाऽनभिसम्बन्धः सामान्यसमवाययोः । ताभ्यामर्थो न सम्बद्धस्तानि त्रीणि खपुष्पवत् ॥६६॥
सामान्यार्थ - (वैशेषिक मत के अनुसार -) जब सामान्य और समवाय का परस्पर में किसी प्रकार का (संयोगादि-रूप का) सम्बन्ध नहीं है तब उन दोनों के साथ द्रव्य, गुण तथा कर्म-रूप जो अर्थ है उसका भी सम्बन्ध नहीं बनता है। अतः सामान्य, समवाय और अर्थ ये तीनों ही 'आकाशपुष्प' के समान अवस्तु ठहरते हैं।
(As per the Vaisesikas -) The generality (sāmānya) and the inherence (samavāya) are considered absolutely independent of each other. Also, these two have no relation whatsoever with their substratum, the entity (artha) – the object of knowledge. If so, all three - the generality (sāmānya), the inherence (samavāya), and the entity (artha) - become nonentities like the 'sky-flower'.
The universalities and particularities are held by the Vaiseșikas to be eternal and having their own distinct nature, but they are not credited with existence (sattā), which is confined to the entity (artha) – substance (dravya), quality (guna) and action (karma).
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