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अर्धवैशसन्यायः (ardhavaizasanyAyaH)

 
लौकिकन्यायः
English
Cf. अर्धजरतीयन्यायः, अर्धकुक्कुटीन्याय: Example:विधिना कृतमर्धवैशसं ननु मां कामवधे विमुञ्चता। अनपायिनि संश्रयद्रुमे गजभग्ने पतनाय वल्लरी॥ --कुमारसम्भव, IV.31
सा० 876 Vaiśasa is killing. A hen can be killed for consumption or it may be preserved for getting its eggs. It cannot be killed in half and preserved in its half. Half killing is foolish or dangerous, as this maxim suggests.