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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER IV.
TEXT (125).
AS REGARDS THE indicalive,-BE IT IN THE FORM OF THE PROBANS, OR
IN THE FORM OF WORDS EXPRESSIVE OF THAT (PROBANS). IT IS SAID TO BE INDICATIVE OF THE PROBANDUM (DESIRED CONCLUSION), ONLY WHEN IT BECOMES THE CAUSE OF THE proving (MAKING KNOWN) [OF THE SAID
CONCLUSION).-(125)
COMMENTARY.
The indicative Probans-i.e. the Probank fulfilling the three conditions, os conceived by the Ronsoner for his own benefit or in the form of words, when the same Probans is asserted for the benefit of some one else,-expressive of that-i.e of the Probans.-Cause of the proviny),-.e of the bringing about of the definite cognition of the object to be cognised.--If it were otherwise, and the Probans or Reason did not serve as the 'Cause of the said provingthen, how could it be regarded as an indicative! In fact, in this way, everything would be indicative of every thing else.—(125)
Question "If this is ho, then how do the Teachers make the distinction between the Indicative and the Productive ???
The answer given in the following text is that the Indicative' is so called because it makes the thing lenown, and what is called productive'is that which actually brings into existence the thing concerned :
TEXT (126).
TAUS IT IS REALLY THE PRODUCTIVE CAUSE WHICH IS SPOKEN OF AS
INDICATIVE': IT IS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY PRODUCE (BRING INTO EXISTENCE) WHAT IS DESIRED TO BE ACCOM
PLISHED THAT IT IS NOT CALLED PRODUCTIVE-(126)
COMMENTARY It is called Indicative', -and not Productive because it does not actually produce what is desired to be accomplished; while that which actually produces what is desired to be accomplished, such as tho Sprout and the like,- is called Productive'. Hence there is nothing wrong in the distinction that has been made.
This answers all the objections that may be urged against the declaration of Acharya Sūri. For instance, the following is an objection that may be raised "Even when asserting with Reason that there is no Cause, why should one demolish his own conclusion ? As what he asserts is an Indicative Reason, while what he denies is the Productive Cause". The answer to thir is as follows:-The Indicative Roason also is a Productive Cause, because it produces the cognition of the thing.-This urges against the other party the
