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Laukikanyayakośa
 
379. <headword>धूमाग्निन्यायः
 
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This maxim refers to a famous statement in Nyāya,

where there is smoke, there is fire. It also conveys the

general truth that the smoke is the indicator of the fire.

This invariable concomittance of two objects is called

Vyāpti.
 

 
380. <headword>धेनुकिशोरन्यायः
 
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Ex. जैमिनिमीमांसासूत्र VII.4.7.
 

 
The word 'Dhenu' means a cow. But the words like

'Asvadhenukishora' means a female horse. This maxim

refers to some such rule about compounds.
 

 
381. <headword>नक्रन्यायः
 
101
 
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नक्रः स्वस्थानमासाद्य गजेन्द्रमपि कर्षति
 

 
स एव प्रच्युतः स्थानाच्छुनाऽपि परिभूयते ॥ - -पञ्चतन्त्र 3.44
 

 
This maxim refers to a fact in life. A man who is firm

in his position, is difficult to be unseated. An allegator,

when it is firm in its area, it is very dangerous. But

once it is displaced, even a dog can defeat it.
 

 
382. <headword>नटाङ्गानान्यायः
 
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Ex. यथा नटानां स्त्रियो रङ्गगता यो यः पृच्छति

कस्य यूयं कस्य यूयमिति तं तं तव तवेत्याहुः

एवं व्यञ्जनान्यपि यस्य यस्याचः कार्यमुच्यते

तं तं भजन्ते
 

-
-सा० 370
 

 
This maxim conveys that an actress who plays the role

of a wife on the stage, says to the actors "she is his
wife.

wife
". She has to play the role of a wife despite those

who play the role of the husband.
 

 
383. <headword>नदीसमुद्रन्यायः
 
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Ex. यथा नद्य स्पन्दमानाः समुद्रेऽस्तं गच्छन्ति नामरूपे विहाय

तथा विद्वान्नामरुषाद्विभुक्तः परात्परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम