Verse 1341

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

यद्येवं समयान्यत्वे ज्ञानमित्यपि नो गतिः ।
चेतस्यस्ति ततः प्राप्ता तत्राप्यज्ञानता तदा ॥ १३४१ ॥

yadyevaṃ samayānyatve jñānamityapi no gatiḥ |
cetasyasti tataḥ prāptā tatrāpyajñānatā tadā || 1341 ||

If difference is to be accepted on the basis of convention, then cognition itself may not be spoken of as ‘cognition’,—and on the basis of that, cognition would become non-cognition.—(1341)

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

If difference of nature were based upon Convention (i,e. the use of words, which is purely a matter of Convention),—then, there may be some one who might set up the Convention that the Cognition should be spoken of as ‘non-cognition’, and in accordance with this Convention, Cognition would become Not-cognition, for you!—(1341)