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Grammar*(vyakarana), e.g. in the sentence: Caitrah 
pacati (Caitra cooks), the potentiality of the crude 
word “ Caitra,” the nominative case-ending “h,” 
the root ‘pac’’ and the verbal suffix “ ti” is as- 
certained from grammar. 
Comparison (upamana), e.g. in the sentence: “a 
os-gavaeus is like a cow,’’ the potentiality of 
bos-gavaeus is ascertained through comparison. 
Dictionary (kosa), e.g. the potentiality of the word 
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Usage (vyavahara), e.g. on hearing “ bring a table, 
“take away a table,” etc., and on seeing the table 
brought and taken away, one understands the 
potentiality of the word ‘ table.” 
Context (vakya-sesa), e.g. if in a sentence the meal 
ing of the word “ yava’’ (which may refer to ® 
barley-corn or a panic seed) is not clear we cal 
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“in this mango-tree the pika sings sweetly. ee 
We have found that each word possesses the potentiality 
of producing recollection of a thing dependent upon the bi a 
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potentiality refers to the genus of the thing or to the thing ® 
an individual. If we suppose that the potentiality refers re ‘ 
individual, we shall have to assume, say the Mimamsaxas,_ 
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also include individuals without which it cannot stand. could. 
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