Verse 852

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

नहि दीपादिसद्भावाज्जायन्ते यादृशा इमे ।
विज्ञानजनने योग्या घटाद्या जातयस्तथा ॥ ८५२ ॥

nahi dīpādisadbhāvājjāyante yādṛśā ime |
vijñānajanane yogyā ghaṭādyā jātayastathā || 852 ||

By the mere presence of the lamp, the lamp does not become capable of producing any notions; so also the universals like ‘jar’ (cannot become capable of producing notions).—(852)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The case of the ‘Pit and the Curd’ has been put forward as an example (under Text 844, by Praśastamati).

The following Text shows that this is not admitted by us:—[see verse 853 next]