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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XXIV.
of the Auditory organ ?-the only answer possible would be that the efficiency of the Causal factors is restricted in this manner".
Having reviewed all this, the Author answers the charge of 'Incon. clusiveness' against his reason :
TEXT (2501).
IT MAY BE TAKEN (FOR GRANTED) THAT THE COGNITION OF THE NATURE OF THE Cognition of Word-Sound MAY BE TAKEN AS PRODUCED BY THE EMBELLISHED AUDITORY ORGAN. ETO., SPOKEN OF BEFORE,
-INDEPENDENTLY OF THE WORD-SOUND ITSELF.-(2501)
COMMENTARY.
Näma-may be taken this means that it may be taken for granted (ior the sake of argument). That this view is not tenable is going to be shown later on, under Text 2507.
By the embellished Auditory Organ, ele.'-The 'etc.' includes the immediately following causal factors.--(2501)
Even if the Word-Sound is not the cause of the Cognition of it, there are incongruities. For instance, there are two alternatives possible-Is the Word-Sound endowed with the nature of being apprehended by its Cogni. tion or not ?-If it is, then there is the following discrepancy
TEXTS (2502–2504).
THIS WORD-SOUND BEING OF THE NATURE OF WHAT IS APPREHENDED BY
ITS COGNITION, IN WHATSOEVER FORM IT CONTINUES TO EXIST (AND IT EXISTS FOR ALL TIME, ex hypothesi) As 'WORD-SOUND', -THE SAID COGNITION ALSO WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE ALONG WITH IT, -UNDER YOUR THEORY (BY WHICH apprehensibility by that Cognition FORMS THE VERY NATURE OF THE WORD-SOUND) OTHERWISE IT COULD NOT BE CONTINUING ALONG WITH THE COGNITION. AND BY THAT SAME COGNITION WOULD THAT WORD-SOUND BE APPREHENDED; THIS WOULD CERTAINLY INVOLVE THE WORST INCONGRUITY FOR YOU ONE IS OF THE NATURE OF THE Cognition, AND THE OTHER IS OF THE NATURE OF THE Cognised; AND THE TWO ARE THEREFORE TIED UP TOGETHER AS BY A CHAIN; CONSEQUENTLY WHENEVER THE ONE IS THERE THE OTHER MUST BE THERE ALSO, WITHOUT FAIL.-(2502
2504)
COMMENTARY
If the Word-Sound is of the nature of being apprehended by its Cogni. tion, then, like the Word, its Cognition also should be eternal, existing at all times : because the nature of apprehensibility by it continues for all