Verse 644

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

गजादिप्रत्ययेभ्यश्च वैलक्षण्यात्प्रसाध्यते ।
सङ्ख्याबुद्धिस्तदन्योत्था नीलवस्त्रादिबुद्धिवत् ॥ ६४४ ॥

gajādipratyayebhyaśca vailakṣaṇyātprasādhyate |
saṅkhyābuddhistadanyotthā nīlavastrādibuddhivat || 644 ||

“The notion of number is established on the basis of its being different from the notion of the ‘elephant’ and other things; the said notion (of number) must arise from things other than those,—just like the notion of the ‘blue cloth’ and the like.”—(644) commentary.

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The following Text anticipates the arguments set forth by Aviddhakama for the proving of the existence of Number:—[see verse 644 above]

He argues as follows:—“The notion of Number must have a basis other than such things like the Elephant, Horse, Chariot and the like,—because it is different from the notions of the Elephant, etc.,—like the notion of the ‘Blue Cloth’,—‘Must arise from things, etc., etc.’,—i.e. it should arise from a thing other than the said elephant, etc.”—(644)

The Author answers this argument in the following—[see verse 645 next]