Book Title: Tilakamanjari
Author(s): Dhanpal, Sudarshankumar Sharma
Publisher: Parimal Publications

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________________ RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY 433 They knew logic and had enormous stock of lores to their credit. They were endowed with the Sattvaguna and had a knack for understanding the Primary argument and replying to it accordingly. They were conversant with all types of manly qualities and kept cheerful. They had a penchant for the Nyāyadarśana i.e. the observance of justice or logical statements and were equanimous.' Nyāyadarśana? has also been termed Tarkavidyā which takes to the examination of many arguments of blameless nature अभिमतागमग्रन्थार्थसमर्थनेन कदाचिदसद्दर्शनोक्तयक्तिनिराकरणेन" also alludes to the science of logic (Nyāya) wherein the illogical statement is refuted by the logical one. 'परमाणुसूक्ष्मयापि क्रोडीकतत्रैलोक्यया4 refers to the Vaiseșika system wherein a dravya consisting of an atom has many sided activity emanating from its parts. Intellect of Meghavāhana acute like an atom had brought within its fold the triad of worlds i.e. it had supremacy over the three worlds through knowledge. "त्रिभुवनसृष्टिमिव प्रकटोपलक्ष्यमाणब्रह्मसूत्रम् refers to Brahmasūtra, the main treatise on Vedānta wherein are obtained the speculations connected with the triad of worlds, their creation, growth etc. waif ff 446 Infu: 1. V oye..... Hilarra Talheriff.... catariefauft: ZPCHATUTURIS: TM. vol. I p. 52. 2. Hafafya fareftfYGHEMU Ibid. Vol. I p. 86. 3. ibid. Vol. Ii p. 233. 4. Ibid. Vol. I p. 60. 5. Ibid. vol. I p. 86.

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