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CC Ādi 2.73

Bengali

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

Text

tāre kahe — kene kara kutarkānumāna
śāstra-viruddhārtha kabhu nā haya pramāṇa

Synonyms

tāre — to him; kahe — one says; kene — why; kara — you make; ku-tarka — of a fallacious argument; anumāna — conjecture; śāstra-viruddha — contrary to scripture; artha — a meaning; kabhu — at any time; nā — not; haya — is; pramāṇa — 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.