Laukika-nyāya-kośa /208

LauThey wanted to warm up their bodies. All of a sudden,
they came across some Gunja fruits. Thinking them to
be fire particles, they collected them and began to blow
air to brighten them into fire. A sparrow which was
observing this fruitless effort, tried to convince the
monkanyāyaeys stating that they were Gunja fruits and not
the fire sparkośa
 
They wanted to warm us. At this the monkeys were enraged and
killed the sp their bodies. All of a suddenarrow in the fury. Citing this example,
they came across some Gunja fruits. Thinking them to
be fire particles, they collected them and began to blow
air to brighten them into fire. A sparrow which was
obser the
maxim conving this fruitless effort, tried to coneys that givince the
monkeys stating that they were Gunja fruits and not
the fire sparks. At this the monkeys were enraged and
killed the sparrow in the fury. Citing this example, the
maxim cong adveys that giving advice to the foolish is
dangerous and ultimately ends in death.
 
ice to the foolish is
dangerous and ultimately ends in death.
 
731. <headword>सूत्रबद्धशकुनिन्यायः
 
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Ex. स यथा शकुनिः सूत्रेण प्रबद्धो दिशं दिशं पतित्वा

अन्यत्रायतनमलब्ध्वा बन्धनमेवोपाश्रयते, एवमेव खलु

सोम्य तन्मनो दिशं दिशं पतित्वा अन्यत्रायतनमलब्ध्वा

प्राणमेवाश्रयते प्राणबन्धनं हि सोम्य मन इति ।
 

- -छान्दोग्योपनिषद् 6.8.2
 

 
When a bird is tied to a string, it tries to make

movements; but it can go till the range of the string

only. It comes to the same point again and again.

Through this example, the maxim suggests that the

mind may try to move afar owing to its fickleness, but

it comes back ultimately to Praṇa only.
 

 
732. <headword>सूत्रशाटिकान्यायः
 
</headword>
 
Once a man approached a weaver. He handed over

some yarn to him and requested him to weave a cloth

for him. "How can he ask for a cloth", thought the

weaver. Only after the weaving operation, cloth can be

produced and not before that. This is a case of future

event which (futuristic action) is mentioned by the

maxim.
 

 
733. <headword>सूर्यास्तन्यायः
 
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When it is said that the sun has set, the idea implied in