Verse 1776

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

कल्पनारचितस्यैव वैचित्र्यस्योपवर्णने ।
को नामातिशयः प्रोक्तो विप्रनिर्ग्रन्थकापिलैः ॥ १७७६ ॥

kalpanāracitasyaiva vaicitryasyopavarṇane |
ko nāmātiśayaḥ prokto vipranirgranthakāpilaiḥ || 1776 ||

In case the ‘variegated character’ of things spoken of refers only to conceptual creation (fancy),—then what would be the difference in the assertions made by ‘vipras’, ‘nirgranthas’ and ‘kāpilas’?—(1776)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

It may be that other people also, like the Buddhists, accept the view that ‘the various Generalities (Universa,Is, Commonalties) are assumed on the basis of things from which a certain thing is not not-excluded, and these Generalities embrace the Particulars (Individuals)’.—

In view of this, the following remark is made:—[see verse 1776 above]

‘Variegated character’—Difference, Diversity.—(1776)