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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XVI.
"How then is there the restriction regarding words being synonymous and not synonymous ?" Answer -
TEXT (1034).
BUT WHENEVER MORE THAN ONE THING IS SEEN TO BE PERFORMING ONE AND THE SAME FUNCTION, THE PROPERTY OF ONENESS IS IMPOSED ON THEM AND THE SAME WORD IS
APPLIED TO THEM.—(1034)
COMMENTARY.
Even without there being any Commonalty (or Universal), there is restriction regarding the application of a common word to a mumber of things, and the basis of such application lies in the fact of several things performing the sexe fruitful function. By their very nature, some things, even though many, perform the same fruitful function; and for the purpose of expressing the fact of their performing the same initful function, people speaking of them,for the sake of brevity-impose upon them & common form, and apply to them a common name. For instance, when the various things—Colour, etc.-are found to perform the same function of containing Honey, Water and other things, the name Jar' is applied to them.-(1034)
Question :-"Without a single comprehensive (All-embracing) factor, how can a single word be rightly applied to several things ?
Answer—
TEXT (1035).
IN THE CASE OF THE EYE AND OTHER THINGS, ALL. TENDING TO BRING ABOUT THE SINGLE EFFECT IN THE SHAPE OF THE COGNITION OF COLOUR, IF SOMEONE WERE TO APPLY A COMMON NAME,
EVEN WITHOUT A COMPREHENSIVE (COMMON) ELEMENT (IN THE SAME MANNER WOULD IT
BE IN OTHER CASES ALSO) -(1035)
COMMENTARY As a matter of fact, the application of words to things depends entirely upon the whim (of people). For instance, the Eye, Colour, Light and Mind, all tend to bring about the single effect of Colour.cognition; if some one, through sheer whim.-even without there being a common element, were to apply a single word (name) to them,-would there be any one to prevent him from doing so ? Among all these things, the Eye and the rest, there is no Common Element, in the form of being productive of visual perception'; specially because you regard the Universal, the Ultimate Differentia and Inherence also to be productive of visual perception'; and in the things in question, there is no Universal or Inherence either ;
