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EXAMINATION OF THE IMPORT OF WORDS,
505
Further, just as it is not right to regard the Specific Individuality and other things as denoted by words--on the ground of the absence of Convention-so also it cannot be right in the case of a poha also ".-This is shown in the following
TEXT (939).
*As A MATTER OF FACT, THE Apoha of the non-Cow HAS NEVER BEEN
PREVIOUSLY PERCEIVED BY THE SENSE-ORGANS AND THE OPERATION OF WORDS DOES NOT LIE ANYWHERE ELSE. ON THE PERCEPTION OF WEAT THEN WOULD THE
WORD BE USED ?"-[Ibid. 78]—(939)
COMMENTARY,
The Convention-maker sets up the Convention on the basis of his firme: conviction regarding the denotation of the word ;-the Apoha however is never perceived by the Sense-organs; previously i.e. prior to the using of the word, at the time of fixing up the relation between the name and the named.-It cannot be perceived, because it is a non-entity, and Sense-organs operate only upon entities.
It night be argued that the Word could be used on the apprehension of the Specific Individuality as differentiated from other things.
The answer to that is that the operation of words, etc. etc.' ;-anywhere else',-i.e. in anything other than the Apoha of others in the shape of the Specific Individuality.- (939)
It might be argued that," the Apoha may not be apprehended by the Sense-organg; it could be apprehended by means of Inference ".-This is answered in the following
TEXT (940).
* BY WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE, THERE CAN BE NO INFERENCE BITHER, IN THIS CASE ; AND FOR THE SAME REASON THERE CAN BE NO CON
CEPTION OF ANY CONNECTION OF THIS."-[Ibid. 79]—(940)
COMMENTARY.
What has gone before ', -under Text 934, above.
There can be no, etc. etc.' ;-connection of this-i.e. with the Word.
The particle 'api' is meant to imply that the said absence of diversity is not the only reason.
* Tana '--for the same reason.
Thus it has been shown that the Reason adduced by the Bauddha (against the denotation of Words) because no Convention can be made-is'incon
