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असत्सत्तानिश्चयोऽसिद्धः ॥ २२ ॥ 22. Asatsattāniśchayo'siddhaḥ.
22. Asiddha is that whose existence is wanting in Pakşa and which is not definitely established.
Commentary Asiddha Hetvābhāsa is of two kinds : Svarūpāsiddha and Sandigdhāsiddha.
These will be described in the aphorisms which follow. अविद्यमानसत्ताकः परिणामी शब्दश्चाक्षुषत्वात् ॥ २३ ॥
23. Avidyamānasattākaḥ pariņāmi sabda chākṣuşatvāt. Fototerata 11 88 11
24. Svarūpeṇāsatvāt.
23. “Sound is perishable because it can be seen by the eyes." This is an example of ) non-existence of itself. 24. Because it does not exist at all in its self.
Commentary , Sound is heard by the ear and not seen by the eye. So in the Pakşa 'Sound, Hetu in its real nature does not exist. So this is an example of Svarūpāsiddha Hetvābhāsa where the falsehood is a matter of certainty. अविद्यमान निश्चयो मुग्धबुद्धिं प्रति, अग्निरत्र धूमात् ॥ २५ ॥
25. Avidyamānaniśchayo mugdhabuddhim prati agniratra dhūmāt. तस्य वाष्पादिभाबेन भूतसंघाते संदेहात् ॥ २६ ॥
26. Tasya vāşpādibhāvena bhūtasamghāte sandehāt.
25. When there is uncertainty, if one says to a man of inferior intellect Here is fire because there is smoke.'
26. He bas doubt owing to the existence of vapour etc. in the collection of many elements ( earth, water, etc. and he cannot definitely ascertain whether it it is smoke or vapour. )
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