anupalabdhisama

anupalabdhisama Tatpur. m. f. (-maḥ-mā) (In the Nyāya philo-

sophy.) A sophism on non-perception; viz. arguing: ‘be-

cause the non-perception of an object cannot be perceived,

therefore the non-perception of the object does not exist

and consequently the non-existence of the object cannot

exist i. e. the object itself must exist’. This sophism is at-

tributed by the Nyāya e. g. to those who maintain the eter-

nity of sound on the ground that ‘the non-perception of

sound antecedently to pronunciation’--the reason alleged

by the Nyāya for its non-eternity--may be refuted in

the manner explained. E. anupalabdhi and sama (m. scil.

pratiṣedha or vikalpa or prayoga; f. scil. jāti; comp. for the

meaning of these words the E. of anityasama).

an-upalabdhi—sama mf(ā) trying to establish a fact (e.g. the reality and eternity of sound) from the impossibility of perceiving the non perception of it, sophistical argument, Nyāyad.

anupalabdhisama m. eine auf den Nichtwahrnehmbarkeit sich stützende Einwendung NYĀYAS. 5,1,29. SARVAD. 114,12.

anupalabdhisama Z. 1 lies: auf die.