4.3.5.引喻
引喻者,亦為成就所立宗義,引因所依諸餘世間串習、共許、易了之法,比況言論。
[解]什麼是引喻?也是爲了成就所立的宗義,而引用因所依據的其餘世間上日常生活中習慣的事情,彼此都同意,而且是容易明了的事情。引用這樣的事情,來比況所立的宗旨是對的,這樣的言論,就叫做引喻。udāharaṇaṃ
katamat/ yas tasyaiva pratijñārthsya prasiddhaye hetvāśrayo
lokocitaprasiddhavastvābharaṇo pasaṃhito vādaḥ/
What
is the example (udaharana)? So as to prove the thesis-topic, is a
statement relevant to the reason (hetu) and furnished with
embellishment (abharana) of the right thing (vastu) that is customary
and well-known in society.