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40.
यदि यज्ञस्य सतो: मुमुक्षोरचेतमात्मानत्मेत्युपदिशेत्
प्रमाणभूतं शास्त्रं स श्रद्धधानतया अन्धगोलाङ्गूलन्यायेन
तदाऽत्मदृष्टि न परित्यजेत्, तद् व्यतिरिक्तं चात्मानं न प्रति-
पद्येते।
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11
A blind man who was moving falteringly on a street,
was advised by an ordinary man to catch hold of the
tail of a cow to reach home. Even though the blind
man moved about catching the cow's tail in the whole
town, he could not reach home. An innocent person is
often deceived by a shrewd man. This is the indication
of this maxim.
40. <headword>अन्धचटकन्यायः
Once a sparrow was caught in the hands of a blindman.
The blind man began to blare out, "I have caught a
sparrow. Look a sparrow has been caught by me".
This maxim describes those who want to take the credit
of the deeds which are not acually performed by them.
41. <headword>अन्धदर्पणन्यायः
A blind man has no use of a mirror. He cannot see his
face in it and use it. This maxim suggests that it is
useless to offer something to a person for whom it is of
no use.
no use.
42. <headword><error>अन्धपङ्गन्यायः
See (i) तन्त्रवार्तिक, पृ० 11, 72, 75, 232, 799, 897.
(ii) शांकरभाष्य, पृ० 250, 254.
(iii) न्यायमञ्जरी, पृ० 234, 249, 251, 425, 492; सा० 179
Once a blind man and a lame man came together
accidentally. Both of them could not move about