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difference is that while arthāvagraha is distinct impression, vyanjanāvagraha is indistinct impression. How? It is akin to the wetting of a new earthenware. The new earthenware does not get wet by two or three drops of water. But when moistened repeatedly, it gets wet. Similarly, the matter in the modes of sound, and so on, does not become distinct in the first two or three instants. But when apprehended repeatedly, it becomes distinct. Therefore, there is indistinct impression prior to distinct impression. Distinct impression is arthāvagraha. And, inquisitiveness (ihā), etc., do not arise from indistinct impression (vyanjanāvagraha).
Does indistinct impression (vyanjanāvagraha) occur in case of all the senses? No.
न चक्षुरनिन्द्रियाभ्याम् ॥१९॥
व्यञ्जनावग्रह [ चक्षुः अनिन्द्रियाभ्याम् ] चक्षु और मन से [न] नहीं EITTI
Indistinct impression (vyanjanāvagraha) does not arise in case of the eyes (cakṣu) and the mind (anindriya, mana).
Indistinct impression (vyanjanāvagraha) does not occur in case of the eyes and the mind. How? It is because these do not operate on the basis of contact. The eyes apprehend an object that is not touching it but placed in its vicinity in proper perspective and revealed by external light. Similarly, the mind apprehends an object without touching it. Hence, there is no indistinct impression (vyanjanāvagraha) in case of the sense of sight and the mind. How is it ascertained that there is no contact in ease of the eyes? It is
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