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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XXIV.
TEXTS (2176-2180).
"THUS, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE VEDIC SCHOLAR ALSO, LET US
EXAMINE THE MATTER : IT IS AN UNDOUBTED FACT THAT (IN SPEAKING) THE AIR WITHIN THE BODY, ON THE IMPACT OF THE MAN'S EFPORT, ISSUES FORTH; AND IN THUS ISSUING FORTH, IT UNDERCOES CONJUNCTION AND DISJUNCTION WITH THE PALATE AND OTHER SPOTS IN THE MOUTH ; AND INASMUCH AS THE AIR ISSUES FORTH WITH SOME VELOCITY, IT GOES ALONG AS LONG AS THE INITIAL MOMENTUM LASTS IT IS ALSO CERTAIN THAT, IN THUS ISSUING FORTH, THE COMPONENT PARTICLES OF THE AIR COME INTO CONTACT WITH, AND BECOME DISJOINED FROM, THE STILL AIR (THROUGH WHICH IT PASSES) HAVING REACHED THE Akasha IN THE AUDITORY ORGAN, THIS AIR IMPARTS A CERTAIN CAPACITY TO THAT ORGAN; - AND IT IS ONLY WHEN THIS IS THERE THAT THERE IS COGNITION (HEARING) OF THE SOUND; FROM WHENCE IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN EMBELLISHMENT OF THE ORGAN, AND THIS IS THE ONLY IMPERCEPTIBLE FACTOR (THAT IS POSITED). THIS WOULD BE EXACTLY LIKE THE CAPACITY TO produce' (WHICH IS POSTULATED BY THE OTHER PARTY).-SIMILARLY PECULIAR FORMS WOULD BE INFERRED FROM PARTICULAR FORMS OF THE COGNITION.” [Shlokavārtika-ETERNALITY OF Words, 121-126].—(2176-2180)
COMMENTARY.
The mention of the Mimamsaka by the term 'Shotriya', 'Vodie Scholar is meant to show that he is not a 'Logician', and in this way, by contrary suggestion, he indicates the superiority of his own view.
Question What is the view of these Vedic Scholars?
Answer. It is an undoubted fach, etc. etc. The effort is the form of the operation of the Palate and other centros of speech on the impact of this effort, there is urged forward, the Air within the body,—which issuing out from the navel, spreads itself out in the regions of the heurt,-revolves in the throat and strikes the brain,then proceeding through the mouth, it issues out.
All this is shown by the words- In thus issuing forth, etc. etc.. When this Air issues out, it undergoes contact and disjunction with the Palate, oto. When thus issuing out, it does not go on as far as Äkäsha oxtends ; it goes along as long as the momentum lasta,1.o it moves forward in accord ance with the momontum imparted to it why because it issues forth with some velocity when the Air thus goes out, there come about Conjunctions and Disjunctions of the particles of that Air with the still Airthe calm, immobile Air. Thus when it reaches the Ear-cavity, it surely imparts a potency to the Auditory Organ. And when this is there, i.e. when the Conjunctions and Disjunctions of the Air are there, there is cognition of Sound ; and it is on this ground that it is held that there is embellishment of the Auditory Organ You yourself hold that there is production of Sound by
