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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XXIV.
TEXTS (2676-2678).
THE ORDER OP SEQUENCE IS NOT ACCEPTED BY ALL MEN AS FIXED FOR ALL; IN FACT, PEOPLE ADOPT THE ORDER OF WORDS AND SENTENCES AND LETTERS ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN WISH. IF THAT WERE NOT SO, THEN, FOR YOU, LIKE THE VEDA, THERE WOULD BE NO BOOK WRITTEN BY MEN; SO THAT THE COMPOSING OF ALL MEANINGLESS (OR WICKED) WORKS IS RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE AT ONE STROKE! BECAUSE THERE COULD BE NO CERTAINTY THAT THIS MAN IS UTTERING WORDS EXACTLY AS THEY HAD BEEN USED PREVIOUSLY BY OTHERS, THEREFORE LIKE THE RELATIONSHIP, THEY ALSO COULD NOT BE
REGARDED AS beginningless.—(2676-2678)
COMMENTARY. The compound padavākya, etc.' is to be expounded as-'pada'-words - väkya'-sentences- aksara'-letters ;-the kerama'-order of se. quence of these.
Anarthagrantha, etc. etc.'-construe as Kytih dhuasta', 'composing has been rendered impossible
Anarthagrantha-is a work which has no artha-sense ; i.e. such meaningless sentences as 'ten pomegranates' and the like. Or 'anartha' may be works contrary to the Veda', wicked-like those formulating the Buddhist doctrines, for instance.-The term mätra' denotes universality. - kerti', doing, composing.-- tatha'-like the Veda.
Aniyati'-no certainty ; i.e. there would bo no certainty on the point.
Tat_Therefore.--(2676-2678)
It has been argued by the Mimāmsaka, under Text 2291, that-" The iden in the mind of every speaker is that 'I am uttering words that have been used by other persons'; this in itself makes them eternal, etc. etc.".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (2679).
THE IDEA THAT I AM USING THE WORDS THAT HAVE BEEN USED BY OTHER PERSONS' WOULD PROCEED FROM ILLUSION, DUE TO THE RECOGNITION OF SIMILARITY ; JUST AS THERE IS IN
THE CASE OF ACTS.-(2679)
COMMENTARY
Karmabhadavat'—the 'vati'-affix added after the Locative ending.
This points out the possibility of the recognition of similarity leading to a conclusion contrary to that desired by the other party, and thereby indicates its "inconclusiv pess' as a reason in support of the latter.-(2679)