Charak Samhita

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तत्रवादोनामसयत्परेणसहशास्त्रपूर्वकंविगृह्यकथयति| सचद्विविधःसङ्ग्रहेण- जल्पः, वितण्डाच| तत्रपक्षाश्रितयोर्वचनंजल्पः, जल्पविपर्ययोवितण्डा| यथा- एकस्यपक्षःपुनर्भवोऽस्तीति,नास्तीत्यपरस्य; तौचस्वस्वपक्षहेतुभिःस्वस्वपक्षंस्थापयतः, परपक्षमुद्भावयतः, एषजल्पः| जल्पविपर्ययोवितण्डा| वितण्डानामपरपक्षेदोषवचनमात्रमेव ||२८||

sanskrit

[1. Vada (debate)] Vada is that in which one holds academic discussion with a contending opponent. This is briefly of two types – jalpa, vitanda. Jalpa is the statement of speaker’s own view contradicting the opponent’s view. Vitanda is opposite to jalpa. For instance, one holds the view that rebirth exist while the other holds the view just against it. During such discussion (vada), they (participants) advance arguments in support of their own views and contradict the opponent’s view, this is jalpa. Vitanda is opposite to jalpa in which the speaker without having any positive approach only finds faults in the opponent’s view point.

english translation

tatravAdonAmasayatpareNasahazAstrapUrvakaMvigRhyakathayati| sacadvividhaHsaGgraheNa- jalpaH, vitaNDAca| tatrapakSAzritayorvacanaMjalpaH, jalpaviparyayovitaNDA| yathA- ekasyapakSaHpunarbhavo'stIti,nAstItyaparasya; taucasvasvapakSahetubhiHsvasvapakSaMsthApayataH, parapakSamudbhAvayataH, eSajalpaH| jalpaviparyayovitaNDA| vitaNDAnAmaparapakSedoSavacanamAtrameva ||28||

hk transliteration