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करिघण्टान्यायः
 
'मतिरेव बलाद् गरीयसी यदभावे करिणामियं दशा।
इति घोषयतीव डिण्डिमः करिणो हस्तिपकाहतः क्वणन् ॥
 
- गुणरत्न 8; सा० 653
It is difficult to control an intoxicated elephant. It can
move anywhere and crush anything which comes in its
way. In order to ward the people off from this
intoxicated elephant, a bell is tied around its neck.
This maxim suggests that intelligence is superior to
strength. In the absence of which the elephants are
completely dependent on the driver. Despite its strength,
the intelligent driver can control the elephant. So
intelligence is superior to strength.
 
148. करिणीप्रसवन्यायः
 
Laukikanyayakośa
 
A female pig gives birth to many young ones at a time
but the female elephant gives birth to only one cub.
Even then the elephant is superior to the pig
qualitatively though not quantitatively.
 
149 करिबृंहितन्यायः
 
Cf – गजघटान्याय, नीलेन्दीवरन्याय, पर्वताधित्यकान्याय,
वाजिमन्दुरान्याय, मृगवागुरान्याय ३०
 
विशिष्टवाचकानामपि पदानां सति पृथग्विशेषणवाचक
पदसमवधाने विशेष्यमात्रपरतायां करिवृहितन्यायः प्रवर्तते ।
-लौकिकन्याय साहस्रीत उद्धृतं रघुनाथ
 
150. कर्कटीगर्भन्यायः
 
,
 
The word 'Bṛmhita' means the trumpeting of an
elephant. The word 'kari' is redundant. The prefixed
word may indicate some speciality of trumpeting. There
are many adages or maxims like this.
 
When karkaṭī tree bears fruit, it also bears some other