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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XVI.
TEXT (1204).
WHAT IS EXPRESSED BY WORDS IS ONLY THE REFLECTION THAT APPEARS. AS CREATED SOLELY BY IMPRESSIONS MADE BY OBJECTLESS
(EMPTY) CONCEPTIONS.-(1204)
COMMENTARY.
* Words --like Son of the Barren Woman',-(1204)
Those words however that relate to entities, denote only the Reflection; --the formal proof for this is stated in the following
TEXT (1206).
THE WORDS IN QUESTION ARE DIRECTLY FXPRESSIVE OF THAT (REFLECTION) ALONE, BECAUSE THEY ARE DEPENDENT UPON CONVENTION,-LIKE WORDS EXPRESSING
IMAGINARY THINGS.-(1205)
COMMENTARY.
[The argument may be forinulated thus) Words that are dependent upon Convention are expressive of only the Reflection of the Conceptual Content produced by the impressions made by objectless (empty) conceptions, as for instance, words like the son of the Barren Woman' the words in question i.e. words like Jar' and the like, which form the subject of the present discussion, are dependent upon Convention; and this is a natural reason (for holding that they are expressive only of the Reflection, etc. etc.). -(1205)
Having established his own position, the Author next proceeds to adduce arguments for rejecting the views of the other party :
TEXT (1206).
THESE WORDS ARR NOT DENOTATIVE OF THE SPECITIO INDIVIDUALITY" AND THE REST, THAT HAVE BEEN ASSUMED BY OTHERS. HENCE THESE SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD TO BE LIKE THOSE
JUST MENTIONED.-(1206)
COMMENTARY.
Bhada' stands for Specific Individuality
And the rest'-includes the Universal, etc. *Hence',-i.e on accout of their being dependent on Convention.
Like those's like words speaking of imaginary things.-(1206)
