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undergone by milk, but he points out that the
object of the illustration is to show that, as the
milk turns into curd "by itself" and "without the
aid of extraneous means "स्वयमेव दधिहिमभावेन
परिणमतेऽनपेक्ष्य बाह्यं साधनम् " — so "Brahman al-
though one only, is owing to its manifold
powers able to transform itself, just as milk is,
into manifold effects." "एकस्यापि ब्रह्मणो विचित्रश
क्तियोगात्क्षीरादिवद्विचित्रपरिणाम उपपद्यते " "The One Brah-
man is owing to its various powers, able
to transform itself, just as milk is, into
various effects." Illustrations are brought
in to establish particular points only by
means of analogical reasoning. If agreement is
demanded in every respect, they cease to be
illustrations. Here, the analogy turns only upon
the circumstance of the capability of a thing to
produce manifold effects by itself and without
the co-operation of extraneous auxiliary means.
As regards the illustration given in the next
sutra, Dr. Thibaut again speaks of its referring
to " the real creation of real things." He really
misses the point altogether. For, the illustra-
tion, "Gods and the like," is brought in to meet
the objection that milk cannot be brought for-
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undergone by milk, but he points out that the
object of the illustration is to show that, as the
milk turns into curd "by itself" and "without the
aid of extraneous means "स्वयमेव दधिहिमभावेन
परिणमतेऽनपेक्ष्य बाह्यं साधनम् " — so "Brahman al-
though one only, is owing to its manifold
powers able to transform itself, just as milk is,
into manifold effects." "एकस्यापि ब्रह्मणो विचित्रश
क्तियोगात्क्षीरादिवद्विचित्रपरिणाम उपपद्यते " "The One Brah-
man is owing to its various powers, able
to transform itself, just as milk is, into
various effects." Illustrations are brought
in to establish particular points only by
means of analogical reasoning. If agreement is
demanded in every respect, they cease to be
illustrations. Here, the analogy turns only upon
the circumstance of the capability of a thing to
produce manifold effects by itself and without
the co-operation of extraneous auxiliary means.
As regards the illustration given in the next
sutra, Dr. Thibaut again speaks of its referring
to " the real creation of real things." He really
misses the point altogether. For, the illustra-
tion, "Gods and the like," is brought in to meet
the objection that milk cannot be brought for-
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