Verse 897

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

समुदायाभिधानेऽपि जातिभेदाभिधा स्फुटा ।
तपोजातिक्रियादीनां सामस्त्येनाभिधानतः ॥ ८९७ ॥

samudāyābhidhāne'pi jātibhedābhidhā sphuṭā |
tapojātikriyādīnāṃ sāmastyenābhidhānataḥ || 897 ||

Under the view that what is denoted is the ‘aggregate’, there is clear conception of ‘universals’ and ‘particulars as what are denoted are austerity, caste, conduct and the rest collectively.—(897)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The following text sets forth the objections against the theory of the ‘Aggregate’ being denoted by Words (as expounded under Text 888):—[see verse 897 above]

Even under the view that what is denoted is the ‘Aggregate’, a much clearer conception of ‘Universals’ and ‘Particulars’,—in the shape of Austerity and the rest,—is admitted; hence all the objections that have been urged against the denotation of each of these singly, are all applicable to the view in question.—(897)