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EXAMINATION OF THE IMPORT OF WORDS.
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Answer: As actually there are, etc. etc.'.In Dreams and other forms of cognition, it is found that, even in the absence of a real substratum, there are imposed cognitions, clearly known to the meanest cowherd.--and this fact is self-evident to every man in his own experience. It cannot be right to say that "in these cases what is cognised is the real thing as existing at other places and at other times" ;-because the thing cognised is not cognised in that form ; and one thing cannot be cognised in the form of any other thing: for if it did, then it would lead to an absurdity.
Further, you will have to admit that there is some peculiarity in the Cognition itself due to the cognised object-by virtue of which, even though as Cognition, every Cognition is the game, yet every individual cognition differs from the other, so that in one there is apprehension of the Blue, not of the Yellow colour; and on this basis there is a differentiation in Cognition. And when you admit this, then, by implication, it would also become admitted that the Cognition has form. Because without such form it would be im. possible to definitely ascertain the particular nature of the Cognition. Hence what you speak of as the nature of the Cognition is nothing other than what we speak of as 'Form, Figuring and so forth; so that the only dispute between us is one regarding names.-(1181-1183)
It has been argued (under Test 981, by Kumārila) that-"Nothing excluded is noticed in the case of such words as vam' and the like",
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (1184).
IN THE CASE OF THE WORD 'ēvam' (THUS), THERE IS ' naivam. (NOT THUS) WHICH IS CLEARLY EXCLUDED '; IN THE SENSE OF IN
ANOTHER MANNER':-(1184)
COMMENTARY.
It is thus-and not thus, in this way there is the idea of another manner' which is what is excluded-differentiated-by the word "evam', * Thus'; and this is clearly apprehended. So that our theory of Verbal Denotation does not fail to apply to this case also.-(1184)
In this way the criticisms urged by Kumarils have been answered. The Author now proceeds to answer those urged by Uddyotakara.
It has been argued (under Text 982. by Uddyotakara) What is it that is assumed to be excluded in the case of the word 'sarua', 'all "
The answer to that is as follows:
