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Laukikanyayakośa
 
The maxim refers to some unfortunate plight of a

person. A bald-headed man was travelling from a

forest. He was tired. So he stood under the shade of a

Bilva tree to take rest. Unfortunately, a ripe Bilva fruit

fell on his head and his head was broken. An

unfortunate person has to face trouble and difficulty

wherever he goes. His misfortune does not leave him

anywhere.
 

 
483. <headword>बिल्ववर्तिगोधान्यायः
 
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The maxim maintains that the doctrine propounded by

the rival persons cannot be refuted, if the doctrine is

not known perfectly, with its pros and cons. A Godhã,a

big lizard, lives in a hole but it is not seen always

living in a hole. So it cannot be taken as a differentiating

feature, owing to the ignorance of its behavioural
characteristic.
 

characteristic.
 
484. <headword>बिल्वविभजनन्यायः
 
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The maxim condemns the practice of giving one's views

about unknown matters, like trying to know about a

Bilva fruit (about which nothing is known earlier),

only by breaking it.
 

 
485. <headword>बीजवृक्षन्यायः
 
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The maxim tells that though a seed gives rise to a

sprout, the sprout also grows into a tree which gives

rise to seed and sprout too. Both are beginningless

and there is no order or priority between a seed and a
sprout.
 

sprout.
 
486 <headword>बीजाङ्कुरन्यायः
 
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It is difficult to answer the question- -"Which is earlier,

seed or tree? Does a seed come out of the tree or does