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If some bitter medicine is to be administered, some
sweet thing like sugar or jaggery, is put on the tongue
of the patient. The maxim based on this practice suggests
that bitter things or thoughts can be made palatable by
that bitter things or thoughts can be made palatable by
serving sweet things or thoughts.
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The maxim says that the cat (domestic cat) moves happily
in the house but the elephant has to roam outside. It is
tied outside the house. Even then, the elephant gets
more respect than the cat which is
more respect than the cat, which is living happily inside
the house.
the house.
227. <headword>गोक्षीरन्यायः
If the buffalo milk is mixed with the cowmilk, there
will not be any effect on cow milk. On the contrary,
the entire milk becomes good and pious. Similarly
good things are not affected by their contact with bad
things.
good things are not affected by their contact with bad
things.
228. <headword>गोक्षीरश्वदृतिन्यायः
If cow's milk which is considered to be very sacred
and pious, is kept in a bag made of dog's skin, it will
be certainly contaminated. So also, declares the maxim,
that a man of spotless character might be affected,
even to a certain extent, by keeping company with the
man of bad character.
man of bad character.
229. <headword>गोगवयन्याय:
A cow and a Gavaya (a wild buffalo) appear to be the
same externally but the difference between the two can
be noticed in their milk. The maxim tells us that the
things which appear to be similar outwardly are not
the same.
things which appear to be similar outwardly are not
the same.