Laukika-nyāya-kośa /88

Laukikanproperties of water. Thus the maxim says, there mayakośa
 
properties of water. Thus the maxim sa
appear different shapes of effects, though the cause is
one onlys, there may
appear different shapes of effects, though the cause is
one only.
 
.
 
286. <headword>जलतरङ्गबुद्बुदन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
Ex. चेतनाचेतनप्रणञ्चस्य जले तरङ्गबुद्बुदन्यायेन तत्रैवोत्पत्ति-

प्रलययोः श्रवणादेव योनिः सर्वस्य प्रभवाप्ययौ हि

भूतानामिति तदन्यत्वात् सर्वस्येति भाव इत्युक्तम् ।
 

- -महाभारत, सभापर्व, 40, 14 (Niīlakantṇṭha's commentary)

 
Billows and bubbles originate in water, remain in the

water for some time and then dissolve in the water,

which is their place of origin and they are not at all
different from water.
 

different from water.
 
287. <headword>जलतुम्बिका न्यायः
 
77
 
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Jalatumbikā is a pumpkin like fruit which floats on the

water so long as the mud applied to it remains intact.

But it sinks in the water when the mud is washed away.

Similarly, says the maxim, that a man can sustain himself

as long as he has some supporting base. When it

disappears he sinks.
 

 
288. <headword>जलतैलन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
When oil is poured on the boiling water, the boiling

water becomes cool and calm. Similarly, the wrath of

an angry man can be removed by sweet, affectionate

words. This is the spirit of this maxim.
 

 
289. <headword>जलतैलबिन्दुन्यायः
 
</headword>
 
If a drop of oil is poured on the water, it spreads all

over the water, but a drop of ghee gets solidified in the

same place. This expansion and contraction of the two