Verse 927

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

यदि वा भिद्यमानत्वा (द्वस्त्व साधारणांशवत्) ।
अवस्तुत्वे (त्वनानात्वा) त्पर्यायत्वान्न मुच्यते ॥ ९२७ ॥

yadi vā bhidyamānatvā (dvastva sādhāraṇāṃśavat) |
avastutve (tvanānātvā) tparyāyatvānna mucyate || 927 ||

“If the Apohas are different, then they must be entities, because of that difference,—just like the specific individuality of things. If they are non-entities, then they cannot be many, and hence they cannot escape from being synonymous.”—[Ślokavārtika-Apoha 46]—(927)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

“If difference is admitted among Apohas, then surely they become entities—This is shown in the following—[see verse 927 above]

‘Vastu’—states the Probandum.

The argument may be formulated as follows:—Those that differ among themselves must be entities,—like the Specific Individualities;—Apohas differ among themselves;—hence this is a natural Reason (for regarding them as entities); and if they are entities, then it becomes established that the Import of Words is positive.

Tins means that the Proposition of the Apohist is annulled by Inferential Reasoning.

On the other hand, if Apohas be held to be non-entities, then, there can be no plurality among them; and under the circumstances, it is certain that they are synonymous.—(927)

The following text anticipates the Bauddha’s answer to the above:—[see verse 928 next]