Verse 1616

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

ये तु श्रोत्रादयो भावाः प्रत्यक्षस्य न गोचराः ।
तेषां सत्तैव लिङ्गेन गम्यते शक्तिलक्षणा ॥ १६१६ ॥

ye tu śrotrādayo bhāvāḥ pratyakṣasya na gocarāḥ |
teṣāṃ sattaiva liṅgena gamyate śaktilakṣaṇā || 1616 ||

As regards such things as the auditory organ and the like which are not amenable to perception,—their very existence, in the shape of potency, is cognised by inference.—(1616)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

It has been argued above under Text 1591, that “whatever Reasons are adduced in regard to the Potency of the Ear, etc. would all be such as have their substratum unknown”.

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 1616 above]

Objection It has been said previously that their existence is proved; why then is it said now that their existence is indicated?”

Reply:—[see verse 1617 next]