Laukika-nyāya-kośa /13

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. <headword>अग्निशलभन्यायः</headword>
 
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. <headword>अग्निशिखान्यायः</headword>
 
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.
 
(iv) The upward surge of a flame.
 
7. <headword>अग्न्यानयनन्यायः</headword>
 
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.
 
8. <headword>अङ्कोलबीजन्यायः</headword>
 
The seeds of the Ankola tree fall down but peculiarly
enough, they go back and cling to the tree after the
rain-showers in Mṛgaśiras. This suggests that any object