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>It is stated both in the Vedas and in the sastras that are

>corollaries of the Vedas

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>>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.24.62

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>Is this a standard usage of "corollary"? See below.

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>cor.ol.lar.y (kôr??-ler-e, kor?-) noun

>Abbr. corol.

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>1.A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from

>one already proven.

>2.A deduction or an inference.

>3.A natural consequence or effect; a result.

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>adjective

>Consequent; resultant.

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>Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English

>Language, Third Edition

 

Merriam-Webster offers:

 

>2 a : something that naturally follows : RESULT b : something that

>incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels

 

Looks to me like 2b covers Srila Prabhupada's usage.

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