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EXAMINATION OF THE DEFINITION OF "SENSE-PERCEPTION".
TEXT (1225).
IT IS THROUGH THESE THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL ENDING BECOMES USEFUL; SO THAT THE MEANING COMES TO BE THAT THE CONCEPTUAL CONTENT BECOMES CONNECTED WITH THE NAME, THROUGH THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNIVERSAL, ETC.-(1225)
COMMENTARY.
The particular thing spoken as 'Cow is that which is connected with that Name through the Instrumentality of the Universal; similarly, through the instrumentality of the Quality, etc. It is in this sense that the Universal, etc. become the Instrument (of Connection), and thus the Instrumental Ending becomes useful.
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Question" If that is so, then how are the words (of Dinnaga)nāmajātyādiyojana-to be construed?"
Answer: It is through these, etc. etc,. That is the words are to be construed as nämnaḥ jätyädibhik yojana', [' connection with the Universal, etc., of the Name'].
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Seyam'-This stands for the Conceptual Content itself, which is implied by the force of the compound, which is to be explained as follows:- Jätyä. diyojana' means jätyädibhiḥ yojana', 'connection with the Universal, etc.;namajätyädiyojana' means namnaḥ jatyadiyojana', 'connection with the Universal, etc., of the Name-(1225)
Objection:-"If that is so, then in the case of Proper Names, there would be nothing to denote the Universal, etc., and hence the said explanation. cannot apply to their case."
In anticipation of this objection, the Author provides the following
answer :
TEXT (1226).
INASMUCH AS THERE is THE UNIVERSAL EXPRESSED BY THE PROPER NAME, THE EXPLANATION SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS NOT
APPLICABLE TO IT. IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEPARATELY
ONLY IN VIEW OF POPULAR USAGE.-(1226)
COMMENTARY.
What is meant is as follows:-Such words as Dittha' which are known As Proper Names, also take up a Universal' as their denotation, which
