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- Read on →: rūḍhir yogam apaharati iti nyāya
rūḍhir yogam apaharati iti nyāya |
(Unknown source; cited in Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha 106)“Conventional meaning (rūḍhi) supersedes etymological meaning (yoga).”
- Read on →: vyāvṛttir vyavahāro vā lakṣaṇasya prayojanam
vyāvṛttir vyavahāro vā lakṣaṇasya prayojanam |
(Tarka-dīpikā; Amṛta-ṭīkā on Hari-nāmāṛta-vyākaraṇa: 45)“The purpose of a characteristic (lakṣaṇa) is differentiation [of the object possessing the characteristic from other objects] and [determining the practical] usage [of the object].”
- Read on →: lakṣyate jñāyate’neneti lakṣaṇam
lakṣyate jñāyate’neneti lakṣaṇam |
(Amṛta-ṭīkā on Hari-nāmāṛta-vyākaraṇa: 45)“That by which something is defined [alt., characterized, recognized, indicated] and known is a lakṣaṇa.”
- Read on →: lakṣaṇa-pramāṇābhyāṁ vastu-siddhiḥ
lakṣaṇa-pramāṇābhyāṁ vastu-siddhiḥ, na tu kevala-pratijñā-mātreṇa |
(Unknown Source)“Determination of an object arises from characteristics (lakṣaṇa) and a means of valid cognition (pramāṇa), not merely by an assertion.”
- Read on →: virodho vākyayor yatra nāprāmāṇyaṁ tad iṣyate
virodho vākyayor yatra nāprāmāṇyaṁ tad iṣyate |
yathāviruddhatā ca syāt tathārthaḥ kalpyate tayoḥ ||
(Kūrma Puraṇa: 1.5.327; cited in Laghu Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.5.327)“When there is a contradiction between statements [in śāstra], that is not [to be] considered [an instance of] inauthenticity [i.e., one statement should not be considered inauthentic and only the other one authentic]. A meaning of both [statements, rather,] whereby no contradiction arises should be formulated.”