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no role to perform in the bodily functions of a goat.
This maxim is used to point out such useless or
purposeless things.
 
17. <headword>अजाण्डपरीक्षान्यायः</headword>
 
How many testicles does a goat have? How are they or
how do they look ? All these are useless questions.
This maxim is used for describing similar questions.
 
18. <headword>अजातपुत्रनामोत्कीर्तनन्यायः</headword>
 
To praise the virtues of an unborn son and sometimes,
even to christen him before his birth, shows the
unnecessary haste which is indicated in this maxim.
 
19. <headword>अजायुद्धन्यायः</headword> Cf.--प्रभातमेघन्यायः
 
The fight between the goats starts with forceful attacks
but their force is reduced gradually and everything
ends in peace. Similar situation which appears violent
but ends in peace, is envisaged by this maxim.
 
20. <headword>अण्डकुक्कुटीन्यायः</headword>
 
There is an unanswerable question, who is the earlier
one--a hen or an egg? Similarly the question is--which
is earlier, a seed or a sprout? There seems to be
cause-effect relation, ultimately.
 
21. <error>अण्डविस्त्रम्भन्यायः</error><headword><fix>अण्डविस्रम्भन्यायः</fix></headword>
 
This maxim is employed to describe a situation when
somebody does an adventurous act, believing someone
unreasonably or when someone commits a rash action
thoughtlessly.
 
22. <headword>अतिदेशन्यायः</headword>
 
1. एकत्र श्रुतस्यान्यत्र सम्बन्धः। अन्यधर्मस्यान्यत्रारोपणम्।
--सर्वतन्त्रसिद्धान्तपदार्थ लक्षणसङ्ग्रह, पृ० 9
 

2. अन्यसम्बन्धिनां धर्माणामन्यत्रावस्थापनमतिदेशः।
--तन्त्रयुक्तिविचार, पृ० 2