अश्वभृत्यन्यायः

A man asked an hostler who was attending to a horse, “whose horse is this?” The hostler replied, “His, whose servant I am.” The man again asked, “whose servant are you, my good man?” The hostler replied readily, “why, his, whose horse this is!” This maxim is applied to a person who argues in a circle, or gives evasive answers.