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(Note) The alternative explanation holds good on the assumption of a volitional reaction consequent upon cognition. In that case, the relation is perfectly intelligible. Without reference to volitional reaction, the relation can be understood only in the light of the non-absolutist approach as explained in our note under the aphorism no. 39 (supra).
४१. प्रत्यक्षादिप्रसिद्ध आत्मा प्रमाता। ***41: pratyakşādiprasiddha åtmä pramātā.
(Aph.) The subject is the self which is attested by intuition and other sources (of knowledge). (XLI) ४२. शब्देषु विशेषणबलेन प्रतिनियतार्थप्रतिपादनशक्तेनिक्षेपणं निक्षेपः।
प्रत्येकस्मिन् शब्दे असंख्याऽर्थवाचकशक्तिः समस्ति । तत्र विशेषणबलेन संकर'-व्यतिकर'-रहितेन प्रतिनियतार्थवाचकशक्तेासो निधानं वा निक्षेप उच्यते।
अप्रस्तुताऽर्थाऽपाकरणं प्रस्तुतार्थव्याकरणं चास्य फलम्। 42. sabdesu visesanabalena pratiniyatārtha-pratipadanasakter niksepa
nam niksepah. pratyekasmin Sabde asaskhyā’rthavācakaśaktiḥ samasti.. tatra višeşaņabalena sankaral-vyatikara'rahitena pratiniyatārthavācakaśakter nyāso nidhāna vā nikşepa ucyate. aprastutā’rthā’pākaraṇaḥ prastutā’rthavyākaraṇam cāsya phalam."
(Aph.) The depositing of the power of expressing the specific meaning in words through the strength of qualifying adjuncts is nikșepa (transferred epithct). (XLII)
(Gloss) In each word there exists the power of expressing innumerable meanings. The storing or putting of the power of expressing the specific meaning to the exclusion of overlapping or intermingling १ सर्वेषां युगपत्प्राप्तिः सङ्करः । 1 sarvesām yugapat praptih sankarah. २ परस्परविषयगमनं व्यतिकरः। 2 parasparavisayagamanarm yyatikarah. ३ अव्युत्पन्नस्य कृते द्वयार्थमेव, पूर्णव्युत्पन्नांशव्युत्पन्नयोश्च संशयानयोः संशयापनोदनाथं,
तयोरेव विपर्यस्यतोः प्रस्तुतार्थावधारणार्थं च निक्षेपः क्रियते । 3 avyutpannasya kote dvayārtham eva, pūrņavyut pannāmsavyutpannayoś ca samśayānayoḥ samśayāpanodanártham, tayor eva viparyasyatoḥ prastutärthavadhāraņārtham
ca niksepaḥ kriyate. 4 The overlapping means the simultaneous occurrence of all (meanings). 5 Intermingling means the confusion of meaning,
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