Verse 1274

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

विशेषणानवच्छिन्नं परैः सामान्यमिष्यते ।
निर्विकल्पकविज्ञानग्राह्यं तत्राप्यतः समम् ॥ १२७४ ॥

viśeṣaṇānavacchinnaṃ paraiḥ sāmānyamiṣyate |
nirvikalpakavijñānagrāhyaṃ tatrāpyataḥ samam || 1274 ||

Other people regard.the universal as not distinguished by qualifications,—which universal they regard as apprehended by non-conceptual perception. what has been urged is applicable to that also.—(1274)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

In case the Reason adduced by the Opponent—‘because it apprehends -a qualified thing’—is based on the idea that through ‘negation’ (differentiation) itself the thing becomes qualified,—even though it be not qualified in the sense of being connected with a qualification in the shape of some other thing,—even so our Reason cannot become ‘Inconclusive’,—This is what is shown in the following—[see verse 1274 above]

The Universal has been held to be of two kinds—(1) distinguished by qualifications, and (2) not distinguished by qualifications. That which is not distinguished by qualifications has been held to be apprehended by Non-conceptual Perception.

‘To that’—i.e. to the Universal.—Hence the charge of being apprehended by Conceptual Perception would apply to these also.—(1274)

Question:—“How so?”

Answer:—[see verse 1275 next]