Sarkar, Kishori Lal: The Mimansa rules of interpretation as applied to Hindu law (Calcutta, 1909)

THE SECOND LECTURE.

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is admittedly a Sruti, and as such not open to cons-
truction by the Linga principle. Tfie Swami asks the
following questions :
“What is that in it which makes it a Sruti ?
. What is that in it which might make it liable to
construction by Linga ?”r
He himself answers the above question as follows
“In the above, Sruti is (appreciating the sen’se of)-
the word Garhapatya by the very utterance thereof.
What again is Linga ? It is the force of the passage:—
“Ever protect them Indra and not injure thy servant." By
this force Indra is shown to be a particular f diety.
and thus in the, text in question viz., “Aindra Garha-',
patyam upatisthate" Garhapatya might paean Indra-.-—
“Now what is Vak.ya? It is a number of words
(or expressions) collectively making out a proposi-
tion. * *
Then the Swami goes on to say :
“If this be the definition of V&kya then the text
“By Indra-mantra establish the Garhapatya" is also a
Vakya. So also is the text—“even protect thou Indra
and injure thy servant."4 He then proceeds to explain
that the above two texts should not be treated as V&kyas,

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