Essay name: The Navya-Nyaya theory of Paksata (Study)
Author:
Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages
This essay studies the Navya-Nyaya theory of Paksata within Indian logic by exploring the Paksataprakarana on the Tattvacintamani of Gangesa Upadhyaya and the Didhiti of Raghunata Siromani. The term 鈥減aksa鈥� originally meant a subject or proposition but evolved to signify a key logical term, representing the subject of an inference or the locus of inference.
Section 2 - The Paksata: Sanskrit Texts, English Translation, and Notes
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TCD 120 siddhyanutp膩des ca. pratyaksik峁泃e 'pi visaye pak峁t膩-
sattvenanumitijananapatti岣�. idanim j帽膩n墨yam iti k峁峁嘺-
katipayantarbhavenaiva sisadhayisotpadyate na tu kad膩cid
j帽aniyam iti. tatha cadya tadrsya岣� sisadhayisaya岣� sattvenanumity-
anutpade svastanasiddhes tadavi峁yatay膩 na t膩m 膩d膩yas ca
pak峁tasattvenanumityapatti岣�. yadi cadyatana sisadhayisaya
visayo bhavati svastan墨 siddhis tada tadananugu峁嚹乶antaritatvenapy
anutp膩dak膩lo vise峁atam. vastuta岣� sis膩dhayis膩nantaram
siddhyananugu峁嚹乶antaritak膩la eva sisadhayisayogyat膩rupa岣�
sisadhayi峁Ｄ乸adena vivaksita岣�. tadvirahasahakrtasiddhyabhavas
濒颈苍驳补诲补谤蝉补苍补惫测补辫迟颈蝉尘补谤补峁嘺诲颈惫测补惫补丑颈迟补诲惫颈迟谤颈办峁峁嘺诲补蝉补测补尘
sisadhayisayam ast墨ti pak峁tasattvad anumiti岣�. na caiva madyatana
sisadhayisaya ghatita paksatas ca. tatrod膩s墨nair bahubhi岣�
sisadhayisaya antaritatv膩t. (TCA: 179, 17 to 182, 3).
Rucidatta also refers Jayadeva's views:
anye tu dvitriksanantaritayam api sisadhayisayam anumiter
anubh奴yamanatvat sisadhayisapadena svotpattyuttarak膩l墨na-
svavisayasiddhyanutpadak膩laiv膩tra vivaksitah. na caiva madya
sisadhayisayam vyasangadina siddhyanutpade masadyanantaram
pratyaksik峁泃e 'pi visaye paksatasattvenanumityapattir iti v膩cyam.
siddhyananugun膩nantaritatvenapy anutpadakalasya vise峁峁嚹珁atv膩t.
濒颈苍驳补诲补谤蝉补苍补惫测补辫迟颈蝉尘补谤补峁嘺诲颈惫测补惫补丑颈迟补诲惫颈迟谤颈办蝉补苍补苍迟补谤颈迟补测补尘
sisadhayisayam etad asty eveti tatranumitih. masadyanantaram ca
nanumiti岣� tatra sisadhayisayah bahubhir ud膩s墨nair antaritatv膩d
ity ahuh. (TCP (2) 344, 1-7).
