Verse 29

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

अवधीनामनिष्पत्तेर्नियतास्ते न शक्तयः ।
सत्वे तु नियमस्तासां (युक्तः)सावधिको न नु ॥ २९ ॥

Avadhīnāmaniṣpatterniyatāste na śaktayaḥ |
satve tu niyamastāsāṃ (yuktaḥ)sāvadhiko na nu || 29 ||

“Inasmuch as the presence of limits would re impossible for you, the potencies cannot be restricted. on the view of their being existent, on the other hand, their restriction would be right and proper as pertaining to the limits.”—(29)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

In the following Text, the Opponent raises an objection on the basis of the Restriction of Potencies (of Causes):—[see verse 29 above]

For you—i.e. for the Buddhist who holds the Effect to he non-existent.—it is not possible for the (causal) Potencies to be restricted.—Why?—Because the presence of limits,—in the shape of Effects—would be impossible; [as the Effects would be non-existent, there would be nothing with reference to which there could be restriction];—for the simple reason, that when the limit is non-existent, that which is limited cannot be there. This argument may be formulated as follows:—Tilings devoid of limits in the shape of existent Effects cannot have their potencies restricted,—e.g. such things as Hare’s Horns,—and (according to you) things like the Paddy-seed are devoid of limits in the shape of existent Effects; hence they do not fall within range of the Major term [i.e. they cannot have their Potencies restricted]’,—With a view to show the soundness of his own view, the Sāṃkhya adds—On the view of their being existent, etc.—i.e. if Effects are held to be existent;—‘their’—i.e. of the Potencies.—(29)