Laukika-nyāya-kośa /18

Laumaxim. The Bhillas use scented, expensive sandal wood
as firewood because they get it easily and in plenty on
the Malaya mountain. They do not think about the
value of the sandal and burn it likanyāyakośa
 
e ordinary fire-
wood--This is an example of too much of familiarity
leading to contempt.
 
24. <headword>अतीतमहिषीस्नेहन्यायः
 
maxim</headword>
 
A person owned a buffalo. He loved that buffalo very
much. As days passed, he decided to retire from
Gṛhasthāśrama and enter Vānaprasthāśrama. (life of
detachment). One has to leave everything in this stage
of life. But this person could not give up his love,
affection or attachment for the buffalo. The Bhillas use scented, expensive sandal wood
as firewood because they get it easily and in plenty on
the Malaya mountain. They do not think about the
value of the sandal and burn it like ordinary fire-
wood-This is an example of too much of familiarity
leading to contempt.
 
is indicates
that old ties are difficult to be asundered.
 
25. <headword>अदग्धदहनन्यायः
 
27.
 
A person owned a buffalo. He loved that buffalo very
much. As days passed, he decided to retire from
Grhasth</headword>
 
Fire can burn things which are not already burnt. It
cannot burn the things already burnt. Patañjali has
employed this maxim while commenting on a sūtra of
Pāśrama and enter Vānaprasthāśrama. (life of
detachment). One has to leave everything in this stage
of life. But this person could not give up his love,
affection or attachment for the buffalo. This indicates
that old ties are difficult to be asundered.
 
7
 
ṇini.
 
26. <headword>अधिकरणसिद्धान्तन्यायः
 
Fire can burn things which are not already burnt. It
cannot burn the things already burnt. Patañjali has
employed this maxim while commenting on a sūtra of
Pāṇini.
 
</headword>
 
Example-
-यमर्थमधिकृत्योच्यते तदधिकरणम्।
 

- -कौटिल्य अर्थशास्त्र, पृ० 4
 

 
Adhikaraṇa (topic) is a systematic arrangement of

discussion or treatment about a topic. It contains five

stages:- subject, doubt, prima facie views, the final

view of the arguer and the final conclusion. The maxim

is applied to a situation wherein one theory is advanced

to substantiate the previous one.
 

 
27. <headword>अधिकारन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
Example – --किञ्चित्तु पुरुषविशेषणत्वेन श्रुतमप्यधिकारिविशेषणं भवति ।