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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XXIV.
TEXT (2295).
"THE ORDER OF SEQUENCE AMONG THE ARTICULATIONS WOULD BE DUE TO THE ORDER AMONG THE CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS OF THE PALATE, ETC.; AND THE ETERNALITY OF BOTH WOULD BE DUE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIVERSALS." [Shlokaviirtika
ETERNALITY OF WORDS, 298].-(2295)
COMMENTARY.
Though there is no Order among the Articulations by themselves, yet the Order among them is brought about by the Conjunctions and Disjunctions.
The eternality of both,-i.e. (1) of the Order of the Conjunctions and Disjunctions with the Palate, etc., and (2) of the Order of the Articulations, is due to the Universals subsisting in them respectively.
Thus everything is all right.-(2295)
Question. When the Order is non-eternal by itself, how can its eternality be indicated by the Universal, by virtue of which it would form part of Usage ?
Answer -
TEXT (2296). "JUST AS IN THE CASE OF Moving About AND OTHER ACTIONS, THERE IS AN ORDER OF SEQUENCE, THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL SUBSISTING IN THE VARIOUS FACTORS IN THE ACTION-50 A SIMILAR ORDER OF SEQUENCE MAY BE THERE AMONG THE PALATE, ETC., THE ARTIOULATION AND THE LETTER, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIVERSALS." - Shlokavārtika
ETERNALITY OF WORDS, 299).-(2296)
COMMENTARY.
Just as in the case of the particular Actions of Moving About and the like, and the like 'including Ant-lines, etc.--the presence of the Order of Sequence becomes a part of usage, through the Universal', etc. subsisting in the various factors,-here also etcetera' includes the Universals in the Ant-lines, etc., -80, in the same manner, the presence of the Order of Sequence among the Palate, the Articulations and the Lotters is adopted in use, as indicated by the Universals subsisting in the Palate, etc.
The compound 'tålvädidhranivarnabhäk' is to be expounded as 'tälvādi', Palate, oto d huanayah', 'Articulations', and 'varnäh', 'Lotters' sa copulative compound)—that which bears this is talvi... bhak'. Thus what is meant is that-a) the Order of the Conjunctions and Disjunctions of the Palate, indicated by its own Universal '. is the cause of the exhalation of