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in vibhāvanā rests entirely upon a negated cause as the cause of just
that "impossible" effect. In other words, we wonder, in vibhāvanā,
that the effect should come at all, but here we wonder at how it
has come about, or, to put it another way, the proximate cause is
denied in vibhāvanā, but in višeşôkti, only a condition is denied.
Dandin classifies višeşôkti into five sorts, using the common four-
some-jāti, guna, kriyā, and dravya (cf. virodha)—and adding a
fifth, called hetu, which is "qualified deficiency", much as visişțâ-
dvaita is "qualified non-dualism". Compare višeșôkti II, the exact
reverse of this term.
GLOSSARY
kriyā, 'verb': (1) a type of višeșôkti in which the subject's deficiency is
that of an action usually contributing to a given effect. (2) D 2.323
(326). (3) na baddha bhrukuțir nâpi sphurito daśanacchadah । na ca
raktábhavad dṛṣṭir jitam ca dvişatām kulam (Daṇḍin; the king invests
his enemies without the slightest sign of anger: "His brows unlower-
ing, his lips not athrob, his glance uninflamed-yet he conquers the
hosts of his enemies!"). (4) "So forth those joyous Birds did pass
along / Adown the Lee, that to them murmur'd low, / As he would
speak, but that he lack'd a tongue, / Yet did by signs his glad affec-
tion show, / Making his stream run slow" (Edmund Spenser; the
stream is unable to speak, yet he shows his affection).
guna, 'attribute': (1) a type of višeşôkti in which the subject's deficiency
is that of a specific (adjectival) attribute usually associated with that
effect. (2) D 2.323 (324). (3) na kațhoram na vā tīkṣṇam āyudham
puşpadhanvanaḥ/ tathapi jitam evâsid amună bhuvanatrayam (Dandin:
"The Love God's weapon-his bow of flowers-is neither hard nor
sharp, yet with its aid he has subdued the three worlds!"). (4) "The
turtle lives 'twixt plated decks / Which practically conceal its sex. /
I think it clever of the turtle / In such a fix to be so fertile" (Ogden
Nash).
jāti, 'genus*: (1) a type of višeşôkti in which the subject's deficiency is
that of a generic characteristic usually associated with the given
capacity or effect. (2) D 2.323 (325). (3) na devakanyakā nápi
gandharvakulasambhavā । tathâpy eṣā tapobhañgam vidhätum vedhaso'
py alam (Dandin: "Though not one of the heavenly chorus, not
even a daughter of the Gods, she could still disrupt the penances of
Brahma!"). (4) "I know I'm not a great novelist', he will tell you.
*When I compare myself with the giants I simply don't exist .... All
I want people to say is that I do my best .... And after all, the
proof of the pudding is in the eating: The Eye of the Needle sold
in vibhāvanā rests entirely upon a negated cause as the cause of just
that "impossible" effect. In other words, we wonder, in vibhāvanā,
that the effect should come at all, but here we wonder at how it
has come about, or, to put it another way, the proximate cause is
denied in vibhāvanā, but in višeşôkti, only a condition is denied.
Dandin classifies višeşôkti into five sorts, using the common four-
some-jāti, guna, kriyā, and dravya (cf. virodha)—and adding a
fifth, called hetu, which is "qualified deficiency", much as visişțâ-
dvaita is "qualified non-dualism". Compare višeșôkti II, the exact
reverse of this term.
GLOSSARY
kriyā, 'verb': (1) a type of višeșôkti in which the subject's deficiency is
that of an action usually contributing to a given effect. (2) D 2.323
(326). (3) na baddha bhrukuțir nâpi sphurito daśanacchadah । na ca
raktábhavad dṛṣṭir jitam ca dvişatām kulam (Daṇḍin; the king invests
his enemies without the slightest sign of anger: "His brows unlower-
ing, his lips not athrob, his glance uninflamed-yet he conquers the
hosts of his enemies!"). (4) "So forth those joyous Birds did pass
along / Adown the Lee, that to them murmur'd low, / As he would
speak, but that he lack'd a tongue, / Yet did by signs his glad affec-
tion show, / Making his stream run slow" (Edmund Spenser; the
stream is unable to speak, yet he shows his affection).
guna, 'attribute': (1) a type of višeşôkti in which the subject's deficiency
is that of a specific (adjectival) attribute usually associated with that
effect. (2) D 2.323 (324). (3) na kațhoram na vā tīkṣṇam āyudham
puşpadhanvanaḥ/ tathapi jitam evâsid amună bhuvanatrayam (Dandin:
"The Love God's weapon-his bow of flowers-is neither hard nor
sharp, yet with its aid he has subdued the three worlds!"). (4) "The
turtle lives 'twixt plated decks / Which practically conceal its sex. /
I think it clever of the turtle / In such a fix to be so fertile" (Ogden
Nash).
jāti, 'genus*: (1) a type of višeşôkti in which the subject's deficiency is
that of a generic characteristic usually associated with the given
capacity or effect. (2) D 2.323 (325). (3) na devakanyakā nápi
gandharvakulasambhavā । tathâpy eṣā tapobhañgam vidhätum vedhaso'
py alam (Dandin: "Though not one of the heavenly chorus, not
even a daughter of the Gods, she could still disrupt the penances of
Brahma!"). (4) "I know I'm not a great novelist', he will tell you.
*When I compare myself with the giants I simply don't exist .... All
I want people to say is that I do my best .... And after all, the
proof of the pudding is in the eating: The Eye of the Needle sold