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So Samabhirūdha Naya or Etymological aspect distinguish terms according to their roots. With the difference of the words expressing the same object the significance of the object also. differs as ghata ( घट ) is, which makes noise like ghataghata ( घट घट ) and so on.2 So the identification of reality with the root of the word by which it is denoted is the fallacy of Samabhirudhabhāsas, again committed by grammarians.4
The grammarians reach the climax when they identify reality with such like5 or specialised form of sixth kinds for it argues that if a thing is really recognised, even when it do not fulfil its function, then why can cloth be not called a yarn ?? If we go against it, we commit the fallacy of Evambhūtabhasa.
Doctrine of Saptabhangi
Now the Jainas claim to embody all these seven aspects in their philosophy, hence treat it like a judge over all systems of philosophy which are separately one-sided. So this is the
1. S. Radhakrishnan : History of Indian Philosophy, Vol. I,
p. 300. 2. ब्र ते समत्रिरुढोऽर्थं भिन्न पर्यायभेदतः ।
भिन्नार्थाः कुत्र कलशघटाघटपटादिवत् । नयकणिका, श्लोक १५ 3. Naya-karnika, Introduction. 4. Nyayavata ra, Sloka 29. 5. एक पर्यायाभिधेयमपि वस्तु च मन्यते ।
- कार्य स्वकीयं कुर्वाणमेवं भूतनयो ध्रुवम् ।। नयकणिका, श्लोक १७ 6. S. Radhakrishnan : History of Indian Philosophy, Vol. I,
p. 300. 7. यदि कार्यमकुर्वाणोऽपीष्यते तत्तया सचेत् ।
तदा पदेऽपि न घट व्यपदेशः किमिष्यते ॥ नयकणिका, श्लोक १८ 8. सर्वे नया अपि विरोध भृतो मिथस्ते,
सभ्ययं साधूनामयं भगवान भजन्ते । भूपा इव प्रति महाभुवि सार्वभौम
पादाम्बुजं प्रधान्युक्ति पराजिता प्राक् ॥ नयकणिका, श्लोक २२ 16
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