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

LECTURE YL

Maxims relating to negative rules and cases
OF CONFLICT AND ALSO CERTAIN
MISCELLANEOUS MAXIMS.
Having arranged the Mimansa maxims into four
classes viz.
Class I. Those relating to the interpretation of
words ;
Class II. Those relating to the interpretation of
texts or sentences ;
Class III. Those relating to the negative rules or
conflict of texts. > >■
Class IV. Certain miscellaneous maxims ;
I have discussed certain maxims of’class I. and class
II. in the preceding lecture. In this lecture I shall
deal with maxims of class III. and class IV.
Section I. Maxims regarding negative rules and
conflict of texts.
I have touched the subject of conflict once in
dealing with the axioms, and again, in connection with
the subject of Badha (bar). But this subject, together
with the allied subject of negative rules, requires full
and careful consideration, as the Mimansa writers
attach great importance to them. So, before entering
on an examination of the maxims enunciated on the
subject, it is desirable to explain to you the general
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Preliminary
discussion
on the
subject.