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Boleyb. ] Nyāya-Kusumānjali It maintains that the very same thing in a different attitude- activity must be designated by a different word. According to this Naya, though Indra, Sakra and Purandara refer to one and the same object (viz., the ruler of the celestial world ), the individual referred to can be called Indra only at that time when he actually possesses many divine powers, can be designated S'akra if he is really powerful, and Purandara when he is engaged in the act of destroying the cities of the enemy. We may consider one more example to illustrate this Naya. The word Go means a cow. According to its etymology, any one that is in the act of going can be called Go. This Naya will object to this term being applied to the cow that is at rest or lying down. The word Go can be applied to that cow only which is actually in motion.
In the thirty-sixth verse, we shall see as to what Naya is given over-predominance- is solely resorted to by other systems of philosophy and how this leads them into error. It is only in the hands of those who give a proper place to all the Nayas that the Nayas do not become false.
પ્રમાણ, નય તથા તેના ફળાદિને પરિચય–
પ્રમાણ, સ્યાદ્વાદમુદ્રાથી અંકિત અખંડ વસ્તુનો બોધ કરે છે. નય, વસ્તુના એક દેશનું ગ્રહણ કરે છે અને તે અન્ય વિષયમાં ઉદાસીન રહે છે. પ્રમાણુનું ફળ અજ્ઞાન બંસાદિક છે. તે ફળ પ્રમાણુથી ભિન્નાભિન્ન છે. વળી સંદેહ, બ્રમ, વગેરે જ્ઞાને તેમજ ઇન્દ્રિય અને સન્નિકર્ષ 24 31HIQIELLA 9. "-16
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