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SAHĶDAYĀLOKA Read, V.P. II 264, 265 (Edn., ibid) - and V.P. II. 278 (Edn. ibid) -
"artha-prakarañápekṣo yo vā śabdántaraiḥ saha, yuktaḥ pratyáyayatyartham tam gauņam apare viduḥ.” śuddhasy óccarane svārthah prasiddho yasya gamyate, sa mukhya iti vijñeyo
rūpamātra-nibandhanaḥ." (V.P. II. 264, 265) . and, V.P. II. 278 -
"śrutimātrena yatrā'sya sāmrthyam avasīyate, tam mukhyam artham manyante
gaunam yatnopapaditam." Still next view considers the words to refer to the qualities. That object which possesses these qualities to a greater degree is the primary one and the other is termed secondary. Bhartrhari does not accept this view as, according to him, it is against usage. Read V.P. II. 272 -
“naivádhikatvam dharmāņām nyunatā vā prayojikā, ādhikyam api manyante
prasiddher, nyūnatām kvacit.” There are also others, who consider that the secondary usage is based on similarity, 'simho devadattah' only means that devadatta' possesses some qualities similar to those of the lion. Or, may be it is based on some confusion between the two because of similarity. V.P. II. 273-274 read as :
“jātiśabdo’ntareņā’pi jātim yatra prayujyate sambandhi-sadrśād-dharmāt tam gauna apare viduh.”
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