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that the milk vender had to face misfortune of carrying
the weight of the stone also without any advantage.
The maxim aims at this profitless act.
 
217. खरीविषाणन्यायः
 
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The maxim aims at an impossible or an improbable
matter like a female ass possessing horns.
 
218. खलेकपोतन्यायः
 
Ex. वृद्धा युवानः शिशवः कपोताः खले यथामी युगपत् पतन्ति ।
तथैव सर्वे युगपत्पदार्थाः परस्परेणान्वयिनो भवन्ति ॥
 
The maxim takes its origin from an incident. Pigeons
see some grains on the ground of the field. All the
pigeons alight on the field together and not individually
or separately. Similarly, the words in a sentence convey
the meaning of the sentence as a whole and not
individually. This maxim also describes the events when
many causes bring about one and the same effect. It is
also the basis of the figure of speech called Samuccaya.
 
-सा० 183
 
219. खल्वाटबिल्वीयन्यायः
 
Ex. खल्वाटो दिवसेश्वरस्य किरणैः सन्तापितो मस्तके
वाञ्छन् देशमनातपं विधिवशात् तालस्य मूलं गतः ।
तत्राप्यस्य महाफलेन पतता भग्नं सशब्दं शिरः
प्रायो गच्छति यत्र भाग्यरहितस्तत्रैव यान्त्यापदः ॥
- भर्तृहरि नीतिशतकम्, 91
 
The maxim is based on one incident. A bald-headed
person takes shelter under the shade of a Bilva tree, as
he was tired after a long journey. But unfortunately, a
ripe Bilva fruit falls on his head and his head breaks.
This shows that an unlucky man faces trouble wherever