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EXAMINATION OF THE IMPORT OF WORDS.
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TEXT (1027). TT IS NOT ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OF THE OBJECT, INASMUCH AS THE
NOTION OF THAT COMES IN INDIRECTLY; AND YET IN THAT
FORM, THE CHARACTER OF POSITIVE ENTITY DOES NOT BELONG TO IT, AS EXPLAINED
BEFORE.-(1027)
COMMENTARY.
There is an indirect concomitance with the object; hence, even though the conception is primarily mistaken and illusory.-yet it is not entirely in. dependent of the oxternal object; just as the idea of jewel' in the brigirt, ness of the jewel (though wrong, is not independent of the jewel). Hence independence of the external object' is something not admitted by us.
As regards the argument (urged in Text 922, by Kumarila) that "the cognition that is produced in regard to the denotation of words is in the forin of the positive entity", -the answer is given in the words— and yet in that form, etc. etc., that is, even though the cognition is in the form of the positive entity, yet, the positive character that belongs to it is not in the form of something external, nor in the form of another cognition; as has been explained under Text 1014.-This also sets aside the view that the Apoha of other Cognitions' is not apprehended by a Cognition; because it is actually apprehended indirectly, by implication (1027)
It has been urged (under 923, by Kumūrila) that— Even in the absence of the external thing, just as there is Intuition denoted by the Sentence bo would it be in the case of the word also".
This is answered in the following
TEXT (1028).
THAT A poha, WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF REFLECTION, AND WHICH ALSO IS CALLED 'INTUITION', IS PRODUCED BY THE WORD ALSO ; AND WE READILY REGARD THIS AS THE
DENOTATION OF WORDS(1028)
COMMENTARY.
We have described the meaning of the Sentence as of the form of Reflection, named 'Intuition': so also is the meaning of the word described. Because by the Word also, what is produced is the Apoha in the form of Reflection; so that for us the Apoha in the form of the Reflection is held to be the denotation of the Word also, not only of the Sentence. This is what is meant by the term also. Thus there being no difference of opinion between us, the complaint against us is not right.-(1028)
