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यथाध्ययनसिद्धा विद्या, अग्निसाध्येषुच, कर्मसु आधान सिद्धाग्निमत्व

सामर्थ्यं च

-
-मीमासान्यायप्रकाश
 

 
This maxim is applied where the rules or qualifications,

concerning the eligibility of a performer of the sacrifice
are mentioned.
 

are mentioned.
 
28. <headword>अध्यारोपापवादन्यायः
 
29.
 
</headword>
 
वस्तुन्यवस्त्वारोपोऽध्यारोपः।
 

यथा असर्पभूतायां रज्जौ सर्पारोपः

अपवादो नाम रज्जुविवर्तस्थ सर्पस्य रज्जुमात्रत्ववद्

वस्तुविवर्तस्याऽवस्तुनोऽज्ञानादेः प्रपञ्चस्य वस्तुमात्रत्वमिति

.
..ताभ्यामध्यारोपावादाभ्यां निष्प्रपञ्चं
 

सच्चिदानन्दनन्ताद्वय ब्रह्म, प्रपञ्च्यते, विस्तार्यते इति भावः

 
This maxim envisages two aspects of perception.

'Apavāda' is that act in which absolutely a different

concept is imposed on an object. When a wrong

imputation is refuted, it is called Apavāda. According

to Vedānta, these two operations help one, to arrive at

the right knowledge of the Supreme.
 

 
29. <headword>
अनवस्थान्यायः</headword> Cf. देहलीदीपन्यायः
 

 
तस्मादर्थान्तर समवायमभ्युपगच्छतः प्रसज्येतैवानवस्था ।
 

- -ब्रह्मसूत्र, शाङ्करभाष्य 2-2-13.
 

 
When the matter to be proved and the manner in which

it is proved, become endless (i-e-reaches a stage of

impasse), this maxim becomes applicable to that

situation. It is also called reductio ad absurdum.
 

 
30. <headword>अनारभ्याधीतविधिन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
When a particular injunction is not related to a particular

topic, the injunction is concerned with the natural import

only. Thus when that is not applicable to a particular