Laukika-nyāya-kośa /180

Laukikwhere the word understood is repeated with or without
anyāyakośa
 
where the word understood is repeated with or without
 
any purpose.
 
purpose.
 
617. <headword>वातप्रदीपन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
The wind extinguishes a lamp. This act takes place in

two ways.
 

(i) The thing perishes due to hostile causes.
 

(ii)
 
Due to some reasons, the constituent parts of

that thing get exhausted, The maxim is applicable
to those cases.
 

to those cases.
 
618. <headword>वायुभक्षणन्यायः
 
169
 
</headword>
 
'Eating of air' can also be taken as an activity connected

with eating. The maxim prohibits other types of eating.
 

 
619. <headword>वायुशैत्यौष्ण्यन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
Cf. भूशैत्यौष्णन्याय, जलौष्ण्यन्यायः
 

 
Air becomes hot or cold owing to the presence or

absence of heat or due to the contact or detachment

with heat. They are, however not natural characteristics.

The maxim is applicable to a case where an external

or uncommon characteristic is superimposed externally.
 

 
620. <headword>वालिसुग्रीवन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
The maxim is based on a common belief that Rama
āma
killed Väāli who was the brother of Sugrīva. Never-

theless, Sugrīva is supposed to be stronger than Vāli.
 

 
621. <headword>वालुकान्यायः
 
</headword>
 
This maxim is applied to a deluding phantasm like the

one observed by a traveller in the desert. He sees flowing

water from a distance but actually there is nothing but

hot sand only.