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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XVII.
It might be urged that " It is the conceptual Content itself attracted by other things, which perceives the Blue Colour and other things ".
Answers
TEXT (1244)
THIS SAME CONCEPTUAL CONTENT DOES NOT APPREHEND THE SAID OBJHOT; BECAUSE IF IT DID, IT WOULD ABANDON THE EXPRESSING OF TRE PAST', ETO. AND THERE WOULD BE THE INOONGRUITY OF ITS BEING CONNECTED WITH
THE NAME OF THAT OBJECT.-(1244)
COMMENTARY.
If that same Conceptual Content apprehended the said object (Blue Colour, etc.), then it would abandon the signifying of past and other things, and would contain within itself the name of the Blue' itself.
The 'abandoning of the signifying of the past and other things' has been asserted, because the Conceptual Content cannot be associated with two sets of words.
The Compound lannāma, eto.' is to be explained as— There would the incongruity of the connection of the name of the objeot before the perceiver - (1244)
It might be argued that—"In that case, there may be some other Conceptual Content that would apprehend the object :-why is not this view accepted ?"
Answer
TEXT (1245). AT THE PARTICULAR TIME, THERE IS NO OTHER CONCEPTUAL CONTENT WHICH IS ASSOCLATED WITH THE NAME OF THAT OBJECT ; BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECOGNITION OF ANY SUCH PERCEPTIBLE CONCEPTUAL CONTENT, AND THE SIMUL TANEOUS PRESENCE OF BOTH CANNOT
BE DESTRABLE.-(1245)
COMMENTARY.
There are two answers pointed out in due sequence (1) the opponent's idea being contrary to perceived facts, and (2) its being contrary to his own doctrines; inasmuch as it involves the presence of two Conceptual Contents at the same time.
Both-i.e. the two Conceptual Contents.-(1245)
The following Test surns up the subject
