Ādi 2.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

তারে কহে-কেন কর কুতর্কানুমান ।
শাস্ত্রবিরুদ্ধার্থ কভু না হয় প্রমাণ ॥ ৭৩ ॥

tare kahe-kene kara kutarkanumana

sastra-viruddhartha kabhu na haya pramana

SYNONYMS

tare-to him; kahe-one says; kene-why; kara-you make; ku-tarka-of a fallacious argument; anumana-conjecture; sastra-viruddha-contrary to scripture; artha-a meaning; kabhu-at any time; na-not; haya-is; pramana-evidence.

TRANSLATION

To such a misguided interpreter we may reply: "Why should you suggest such fallacious logic? An interpretation is never accepted as evidence if it opposes the principles of scripture."

[Adi 2.73-1957]

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