Verse 1213

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

प्रत्यक्षमनुमानं च यदुपाधिप्रसिद्धये ।
परैरुक्तं न तत्सिद्धमेवंलक्षणकं हि तत् ॥ १२१३ ॥

pratyakṣamanumānaṃ ca yadupādhiprasiddhaye |
parairuktaṃ na tatsiddhamevaṃlakṣaṇakaṃ hi tat || 1213 ||

The sense-perception and the inference, which others have put forward, in proof of their concepts,—are not acceptable. they are of the nature described below.—(1213)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

On the subject of the Means of Bight Cognition, there are four kinds of difference of opinion bearing upon (1) their Nature, (2) their Resultant,

(3) their Object, and (4) their Number. And by setting aside these diverse opinions, the clear idea of the Means of Right Cognition can be obtained. In order to show this and to support the idea that ‘the Truth is ascertained by means of Two Means of Right Cognition which are endowed with the true characteristics of the Means of Right Cognition’ (as asserted under Text 3, of the Introduction),—the Author proceeds with the following—[see verse 1213 above]

‘In proof of their concepts’—i.e. such concepts as—Quality, Substance, Action, Universal, Inherence and so forth.

‘Others’—The Vaiśeṣika and others,

‘Evam’—as going to be described.—(1213)