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(706) The naya which grasps the evanescent modes of an eternal substance, is called Ṛjusūtra naya, for example 'to say that' all the sound is momentary'.
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(707) On the other hand that naya which attritubes a mode like man-ness etc. to a being, throughout the course of that period during which this being continues to exhibit that mode is the sub-type ofṚjusūtranaya,called Sthūlarjusūtranaya.
(708) Śapana, i. e."calling", is a word, or that which calls is word, or through which an object is reffered to is also a word. It is called "Śabdanaya" because it grasps the meaning of the word.
(709) The naya that differentiates the meaning of the words according to their use, as gender etc., in a sentence is called sabda naya, for example, the word 'pusya' denotes a particular Nakṣatra, while the word 'Puşya' denotes a particular "Tārikā'.
(710) The naya which grasps the meaning of the word according to its etymology, is also called 'Sabdanaya', for example, the word 'deva' generally means God.
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(711) Every word is followed by a specific meaning and vice-versa. The different synonymous words have their respective connotations even if the same object is referred to by them. For example, the word, Indra, Purandar and Śakra connote the same object, yet they have their respective meaning to. This is known as Samabhirūḍhanaya.
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