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TATTVASANGRARA CHAPTER II.
Rejoinder'.-In the case of the reasoning (put forward by the Naiyāyika) however, the invariable concomitance cited is not known to be in the general form; the Peobans that has been objected to as being unproven is one that has been put forward as being concomitant with a particular arrangement of component parts'; hence this objection is not of the nature of a Futile Rejoinder'.-(69)
If a general character could bring about the cognition of a thing even without being invariably concomitent with it, then absurdity could result; this is what is shown in the following Text :
TEXT (70).
THE MERE CHARACTER OF BEING DENOTED BY THE TERM Go (AS A GENERAL CHARACTER) MIGHT PROVE THE PRESENCE OF HORNS IN THE QUARTERS AND OTHER THINGS WHICH ARE ALL denoted by the term 'Go'), IN THE REASONING WERE
NOT ADOPTED IN A DIFFERENT FORM.-(70)
COMMENTARY. As a matter of fact, Heaven, Quarters, Speech, Eyes, Rays, Thunderbolt, Earth and Water, all these things are "denoted by the term Go'; if, on the basis of this general character of being denoted by the term Go!, it were sought to be proved that a particular Cow of variegated colour has horns,-then on the basis of the same character, it would be possible to infer the presence of Horns in Heaven, etc. also.-(70)
The following might be urged (by the Naiyāyika): "As a matter of fact, there is invariable conoomitance between the character of 'having a peculiar arrangement of component parts and that of being produced by an intelligent Cause', just as there is between this latter and the character of being a Product (Effect)'."
The answer to this is provided in the following Text:
TEXT (71).
IF IT WERE PROVED BY SOME VALID MEANS OF COGNITION THAT THERE IN
AN INVARIABLE CONCOMITANCE BETWEEN THE PROBANS AND THE PROBANDUM (OITED BY TILE Naiyāyila). THEN, THE CONCLUSION WOULD BE FULLY ESTABLISHED BY REASONING, AND NO ONE COULD HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY AGAINST IT, (71)
COMMENTARY But, as a matter of fact, no such Invariable Concomitance is proved ; this is what the Author proceeds to show by the following Text :
