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brought forward as an objection to the treatment
of what it is in itself. No one would regard a
horse as a cow simply because it happens to be
fed for the moment in a cowshed and there is
consequently no indication prima facie of its
being kept in a place set apart for feeding a horse
(2) The occurrence of (hy) and not (tu) in the
text of sutra 13 shows that this sutra is appro-
priately understood as furnishing a reason for the
opinion advanced in the preceding Sutra as em-
bodying a refutation of a previous statement.-
This objection is of no importance, for the
particle hy has not one sense only, that of assign-
ing a reason, but also is used to express the sense
of what is well-known (prasiddha). In the pre-
sent case, the latter is appropriate as the Sutra
refers to the denial of the soul's departure as
well-known and undeniable, and hy is added to
show the fact. Moreover, every sutra which
states the siddhanta (the correct opinion) need
not necessarily have a tu included in it. The
addition or omission of a particle cannot alter
the nature and intent of a Sutra otherwise clear
and complete. (3) Dr. Thibaut says: "The
'some' referred to in the Sutra would on Sanka-
brought forward as an objection to the treatment
of what it is in itself. No one would regard a
horse as a cow simply because it happens to be
fed for the moment in a cowshed and there is
consequently no indication prima facie of its
being kept in a place set apart for feeding a horse
(2) The occurrence of (hy) and not (tu) in the
text of sutra 13 shows that this sutra is appro-
priately understood as furnishing a reason for the
opinion advanced in the preceding Sutra as em-
bodying a refutation of a previous statement.-
This objection is of no importance, for the
particle hy has not one sense only, that of assign-
ing a reason, but also is used to express the sense
of what is well-known (prasiddha). In the pre-
sent case, the latter is appropriate as the Sutra
refers to the denial of the soul's departure as
well-known and undeniable, and hy is added to
show the fact. Moreover, every sutra which
states the siddhanta (the correct opinion) need
not necessarily have a tu included in it. The
addition or omission of a particle cannot alter
the nature and intent of a Sutra otherwise clear
and complete. (3) Dr. Thibaut says: "The
'some' referred to in the Sutra would on Sanka-