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But everything was burnt down when he came to that
place, the next morning. The nature of the dull-witted
fellows who have no knowledge about the worldly
affairs is described here.
 
5.
 
6.
 
7.
 
8.
 
Laukikanyāyakośa
 
But everything was burnt down when he came to that
place, the next morning. The nature of the dull-witted
fellows who have no knowledge about the worldly
affairs is described here.
 
अग्निशलभन्यायः
 

 
Attracted by the light, a glow-worm jumps on the flame

and is completely burnt down. The maxim suggests

that doing something rashly and submitting oneself to

ephemeral lure, leads one to ruin.
 

 
6.
अग्निशिखान्यायः
 

 
As the flame of the fire always goes up, it is also

natural for the soul to go upwards. This is suggested in

"Sarvadarśana Samgraha"-
'
-a book by the Jain philoso-

phers. This work gives four illustrations of the natural

movements of the following things:-

 
(i)
Rotation of a potter's wheel.
 

 
(ii)
Floating on water of a gourd whose mud cover

is removed.
 

 
(iii)
The fallen seed of a castor tree goes up and

sticks to the tree.
 
(i)
 
(ii)
 
(iii)
 

 
(iv) The upward surge of a flame.
 

 
7.
अग्न्यानयनन्यायः
 

 
When somebody is asked to bring fire, he fetches it in

some pot or vessel, even though he is not specifically

told to bring it in a vessel. The substratum and the
substrated are inseparable.
 

substrated are inseparable.
 
8.
अङ्कोलबीजन्यायः
 

 
The seeds of the Ankola tree fall down but peculiarly

enough, they go back and cling to the tree after the

rain-showers in Mrgasṛgaśiras. This suggests that arny object