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vi)Samabhirūdhanaya (Etymological view-point): One who is using samabhirūdhanaya emphasises that the meaning or the shade of the meaning of a word changes according to the etymology of the word. For instance the three Sanskrit synonyms Indra, Sakra and Purandara denote the same mythological person namely the king of gods. But the connotations of these words change according to their etymologies. So 'Indra''8 means prosperous, 'Sakra” means powerful and 'Purandara” means destroyer of the cities. Still use of these words for the same person can be regarded as a case of samabhirūụhanaya. vii)Evambhūtanaya (Functionalist view-point): Evambhūta literally means “(which) exists in this way”. According to this view-point a word is applied to a thing when the thing is performing the function indicated by the word. This viewpoint is also concerned with etymology, but here the focus is on whether the present function of the object tallies with the etymology of the word used for referring to it. For example one may prefer to call a person a lecturer only at the time when he or she is lecturing. Expansion of Naya theory in daily life
In the beginning naya theory was limited to grasp the suitable meaning of canonical sentences. Hence, it was put in the category of śrutajñāna or śrutapramāņa. Later on, its sphere developed to understand the real meaning of sentences spoken by a scholar and a layman. Nayas are very much helpful in understanding the reality consisting of multi attributes
"Derived from the root Vind=to prosper "Derived from the root vsak = to be able to Derived from the pur ( = city) + root vdr ( = to destroy)
