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Samādhitantram
3. PIG 370044 Ta (syād-avaktavya-eva)
In a way it is simply indescribable; this is the third ‘nuance',
with the notion of simultaneous affirmation and negation. 4. PAG 34fea Hifa ya (syād-asti-nāsti-eva)
In a way it simply is, in a way it simply is not; this is the fourth
‘nuance', with the notion of successive affirmation and negation. 5. PIE 376 37010ron ya (syād-asti-avaktavya-eva)
In a way it simply is, in a way it is simply indescribable; this is the fifth ‘nuance', with the notion of affirmation and the notion
of simultaneous affirmation and negation. 6. PIE FIFA 3706104 ya (syād-nāsti-avaktavya-eva)
In a way it simply is not, in a way it is simply indescribable; this is the sixth 'nuance', with the notion of negation and the notion
of simultaneous affirmation and negation. 7. PAG BRA Fifa 3100g Ta (syād-asti-năsti-avaktavya-eva)
In a way it simply is, in a way it simply is not, in a way it is simply indescribable; this is the seventh ‘nuance', with the successive notions of affirmation and negation, and the notion of simultaneous affirmation and negation.
The primary modes of predication are three - syād-asti, syād-nāsti and syād-avaktavya; the other four are obtained by combining these three.
The phrase 'in a way' (syāt) declares the standpoint of expression - affirmation with regard to own substance (dravya), place (kşetra), time (kāla), and being (bhāva), and negation with regard to other substance (dravya), place (kşetra), time (kāla), and being (bhāva). Thus, for a ‘jar', in regard to substance (dravya) - earthen, it simply is; wooden, it simply is not. In regard to place (kşetra) – room, it simply is; terrace, it simply is not. In regard to time (kāla) - summer, it simply is; winter, it simply is not. In regard to being (bhāva) - brown, it simply is; white, it simply is not. And the word 'simply' has been inserted for the purpose
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