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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XXV.
Further, the said general rule and its exception being conceptual',inasmuch as they pertain to Words and their moaning.-would be always uncertain (flexible); honce they have no room in a discussion regarding the nature of entities; because all things are restricted within the limits of their own nature, and as such do not admit of the nature of other things. Hence when you put forward the general rule and its exception in this connection, it shows that you are ignorant of the real objective of Rules and Exceptions. For instance, in accordance with the rensoning propounded by yourself. a general rule and exception, contrary to those put forward by you, can be conceived.-This is what is pointed out in the following:
TEXTS (3000-3001). BY THIS SAME REASONING (THAT YOU HAVE PUT FORWARD) THE Invalidity ALSO OF COGNITIONS MAY BE PROVED TO BE INHERENT IN THEM; AS THE SAME MAY BE ASSERTED IN SUPPORT OF IT AS FOLLOWS - THEREFORE SELY-INVALIDITY OF COGNITIONS IS THE GENERAL RULE, AND IT IS DISCARDED WHEN THERE IS EITHER ABSENCE OF ANNULMENT, OR ABSENCE OF THE COGNITION OF ITS SOURCE
BEING DEFECTIVE.'-(3000-3001)
COMMENTARY. Kumärila has declared as follows "For these reasons tho Validity of the Cognition must be taken as following from its being of the nature of apprehension, and it can be discarded by the Cognition of the fact of the real object cognised being really unlike what figures in the Cognition, and by the Cognition of defects in its cause".-(Shlokavürlika, 1. 1. 2; 53).
The following Texts show that the same may be said regarding 'Invalidity' also:
TEXTS (3002-3003). SIMILARLY, THE INVALIDITY OF COGNITION MUST BE TAKEN AS FOLLOWING FROM ITS BEING OF THE NATURE OF APPREHENSION, AND IS DISCARDED BY THE COGNITION OF ITS BEING IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REAL NATURE OF THINGS AND BY THE COGNITION OF EFFICIENCY OF ITS SOURCE. IF INVALIDITY' WERE DUE TO EXTRANEOUS CAUSES, THERE WOULD BE INFINITE REGRESS; BECAUSE IT COULD BE DEPENDENT UPON THE VALID COGNI
TION, AND THIS IS ITSELF UNSTABLE. (3002-3003)
COMMENTARY. Ana should be read before pramūnata'.
Yatharthajñüna' is Cognition of its being in conformity with the real state of things Hatotthagınajnina' is Cognition of the efficiency of the cause. -These two torms form a Copulative Compound,
