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Types of Discourse (सम्भाषाप्रकाराः) (view source)
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===== छलम् ॥ Chala =====
===== छलम् ॥ Chala =====
Chala (Quibbling) is basically,
Chala (Quibbling), as mentioned above is basically of three types.
# Vak chala that is 'an attempt to misinterpret the meaning of an expression.'
<blockquote>अविशेषाभिहिते अर्थे वक्तुः अभिप्रायातर्थान्तरकल्पना वाक्छलम् ।।१.२.१२।।<ref name=":6" /></blockquote><blockquote>''aviśeṣābhihite arthe vaktuḥ abhiprāyātarthāntarakalpanā vākchalam ।।1.2.12।।''</blockquote>For example, when one says: the boy has a nava kambala (new blanket); the other would look horrified and exclaim: why would a little boy need nava (nine) blankets !
<blockquote>अविशेषाभिहिते अर्थे वक्तुः अभिप्रायातर्थान्तरकल्पना वाक्छलम् ।।१.२.१२।।<ref name=":6" /> </blockquote><blockquote>''aviśeṣābhihite arthe vaktuḥ abhiprāyātarthāntarakalpanā vākchalam ।।1.2.12।।''</blockquote>For example: When one says, 'the boy has a nava kambala (new blanket)'; the opponent would look horrified and exclaim, 'why would a little boy need nava (nine) blankets !'
# improperly generalize its meaning (samanya chala)
<blockquote>सम्भवतः अर्थस्य अतिसामान्ययोगातसम्भूतार्थकल्पना सामान्यच्छलम् ।।१.२.१३।।<ref name=":6" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sambhavataḥ arthasya atisāmānyayogātasambhūtārthakalpanā sāmānyacchalam ।।1.2.13।।''</blockquote>For example, when one says: he is a hungry man (purusha), the other would generalize Man – Purusha as ‘humans’, and ask why are all the human beings hungry?
<blockquote>सम्भवतः अर्थस्य अतिसामान्ययोगातसम्भूतार्थकल्पना सामान्यच्छलम् ।।१.२.१३।।<ref name=":6" /></blockquote><blockquote>''sambhavataḥ arthasya atisāmānyayogātasambhūtārthakalpanā sāmānyacchalam ।।1.2.13।।''</blockquote>For example, when one says: he is a hungry man (purusha), the other would generalize Man – Purusha as ‘humans’, and ask why are all the human beings hungry?
* conflation of an ordinary use of a word with its metaphorical use (upachara chala), with a view to derange the argument.
* conflation of an ordinary use of a word with its metaphorical use (upachara chala), with a view to derange the argument.