Verse 1052

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

अतद्रूपपरावृत्तं वस्तुमात्रं स्वलक्षणम् ।
यत्नेन क्रियमाणोऽयमन्वयो न विरुध्यते ॥ १०५२ ॥

atadrūpaparāvṛttaṃ vastumātraṃ svalakṣaṇam |
yatnena kriyamāṇo'yamanvayo na virudhyate || 1052 ||

The ‘specific individuality’ consists of the thing-by-itself, as ‘excluded from what is not itself’;—an assertion of concomitance carefully made in this form would not be incongruous.—(1052)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

It has been argued (under Text 934, by Kumārila) that—“Words and Inferential Indicatives do not apply to what is devoid of concomitance, etc, etc.”

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 1052 above]

Even though there is no entity in the shape of the Commonalty (Universal), yet, if an assertion of concomitance is made in regard to mere ‘Specific Individuality’ as excluded (differentiated) from unlike things,—that would not be incompatible (with our view).—(1052)

Question:—“Why so?”

Answer:—[see verses 1053-1054 next]