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"THE REVEALED WORD."
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TEXTS (2713-2714).
WHETHER THE Sphcta is produced or manifested BY THE ARTICULATIONS WHICH APPEAR IN SUCCESSION, SUCH SUCCESSION IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE VIEW OF THOSE WHO UPHOLD THE Sphota. WHEN THE Sphotz IS INDIVISIBLE (WITHOUT PARTS), THERE CAN BE NEITHER manifestation nor production OF IT IN SUCCESSION. AS THEY WOULD NEVER LIE OUTSIDE THE ONE AND THE SAME FORM,—THEY WOULD BE
THERE FOR ALL.-(2713-2714)
COMMENTARY.
Some Vaibhāşikas hold that there is Sphoța' of Sentences also, which is produced as the effect of words.
It is indivisible' -i.e. an entity without component parts.
They would never lie, etc.'-From the one form--produced or manifested -what is held to be unproduced or unmanifested could not be different.
They'-i.e. the production and the manifestation would be there for all; so that there would be no need for the use of any other letters or words at all.-(2713-2714)
The following Text points ont objections against the view that the Sphota is with parts (divisible)
TEXT (2715). EVEN IF THE Sphcta IS WITH PARTS (DIVISIBLE), AS THE LETTERS EXPRESSING THEM WOULD DO SO ONLY IN SUCCESSION, WHY SHOULD NOT THE Sphot2-parts ALSO BE LIKEWISE? WHY SHOULD
UNSEEN ONES BE ASSUMED I-(2715)
COMMENTARY.
Would each one of the Sphota-parts be without meaning inexpressive) or with meaning (expressive) ?-If the former, then, as those parts would be appearing in succession, the whole Sphota-like Letters-would be inexpressive. Ite expressiveness might be assumed; as there would be attributing a form to a thing which does not have that form. Because the expressive sentence is said to have one form only, and its components are inexpressive; hence the expressive character of these latter could be only assumed-or figurative,- like the character of the Lion attributed to the Boy. The expressiveness thus being assumed, it is far better to regard the component letters themselves as expressive, -rather than assume the unseen Sphota-parts, to no purpose.
If on the other hand the Sphoța-parts are expressive (the second view) then there can be no need for several assumptions; because the 'Sentence' is described as a group of words conveying one complete idea; if each part
