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YOGADRSTISAMUCCAYA
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the proximity of fire burns things, for that is the nature of these two (i.e. of fire and water)." Now for deciding tac issue in this cosc we have no means at our disposal except a declaration made on oath, for esen here one can offer an illustration and proceed as follows: "This is so because the magnet is found to perform its function eren from a distance (i.c there is nothing incongruous about our thesis on fire and water bacause thlugs can actually perform their respective functions from a distanceso that it is fire that makes a body tot crea il water intervencs between the two while it is water that burns a body cren il fire intervenes bet treen the two)".
दृष्टान्तमात्रं सर्वत्र यदेवं सुलभं क्षितौ । एतत्प्रधानस्तत्केन स्वनीत्याऽपोद्यते ह्ययम् ॥१५॥
drstāntamalta sarvatra j'ad eran sulabham ksilau elalfradhānas lat kena sranilya’podyalc hy ayam 1195]]
If in this manner illustrations are in each case so cheaply available all around who can relute with the help of his arguments the cases of logic-chopping that are all chiefly based on illustrations ?
द्विचन्द्रस्वप्नविज्ञाननिदर्शनबलोस्थितः । निरालम्बनतां सर्वज्ञानानां साधयन् यथा ॥९६॥ dvicandrasvapnavijñānanidaršanabalotihitah / niralambanalām sarajñānānām sādhayan Jatha ||96|1
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For example, basing oneself on the illustration of our experience of 'two moons' and on that of our dream experience one can seek to prove that all knowledge whatsoever is devoid of an object.
सवे सर्वत्र चाप्नोति यदस्मादसमञ्जसम् । प्रतीतिवाधितं लोके तदनेन न किश्चन ॥९७||
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sardań sarvatra capnoti yad asmad asamañjasam / pratilibadhilam loke tad anena na kiñcana 119711
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Thus with the belp of logic-chopping everytbing can be said to be present everywhere. Now that certainly is not a proper position and goes counter to our everyday observation, Logic-chopping therefore serres no purpose.
