Verse 1542

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

न चाप्रमाणं तज्ज्ञानमज्ञातार्थप्रकाशनात् ।
गवयादर्शनात्पूर्वं तत्सादृश्यानवग्रहात् ॥ १५४२ ॥

na cāpramāṇaṃ tajjñānamajñātārthaprakāśanāt |
gavayādarśanātpūrvaṃ tatsādṛśyānavagrahāt || 1542 ||

“The cognition in question cannot be regarded as not a form of right cognition; because it makes known what is not already known; for instance, before the perception of the gavaya, its similarity (in the cow) has not been apprehended at all.”—(1542)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

Says the Opponent—Then Analogical Cognition may not be a valid form of cognition at all.

Answer:—[see verse 1545 above]

That is, before the perception of the Gavaya, there has been no apprehension of the Cow as qualified by similarity to the Gavaya; consequently, as Analogical Cognition brings about the cognition of the Cow as qualified by similarity to the Gavaya,—which has not been known previously,—it is only right that it should be regarded as a valid Means of Cognition.—(1542)

The above (Mīmāṃsaka) view of Analogical Cognition is refuted in the following Texts:—[see verses 1543-1545 next]