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118
 
Laukikanyāyakośa
 
The maxim is based on the situation in which one
person strives to do something but somebody else enjoys
the fruit of it.
 
437, पिष्टपेषणन्यायः
 
Cf. मृतमारणन्याय, जलताडनन्याय, अरण्यरोदनन्याय श्व-
पुच्छान्नामनन्याय ।
 
-- सा०, पृ० 115-116
 
To grind the flour which is already ground. This is the
meaning of the maxim which suggests the habit of
unnecessary repetition of work.
 
438 पीलुपत्रफलन्यायः
 
The leaves of the Pilu tree are pungent but the fruits of
the same tree are very sweet. Taking clue from this,
the maxim suggests some discrepancies especially in
the case of prattlings of a foolish fellow. This foolish
fellow speaks in contradictory terms.
 
439. पुत्रान्तरकाङिङ्क्षणीन्यायः
 
-सा० 301
 
यो ध्रुवाणि परित्यज्य ध्रुवाणि निषेवते ।
ध्रुवं तस्य निनं स्यादध्रुवं नष्टमेव हि ॥
 
-सा० 668
 
-हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ 184
 
The maxim is based on a legend of a woman who had
one son but was eager to have one more son.
Not satisfied with one son, she began to pray God for
another son. She approached a lady who was a
hypocrite. That lady advised her to sacrifice her first
son for getting a second son. Having come to know