Verse 2141

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

न हि द्रुतादिभेदेऽपि निष्पन्ना सम्प्रतीयते ।
गव्यक्त्यन्तरविच्छिन्ना गव्यक्तिरपरा स्फुटा ॥ २१४२ ॥

na hi drutādibhede'pi niṣpannā sampratīyate |
gavyaktyantaravicchinnā gavyaktiraparā sphuṭā || 2142 ||

“Even when there is diversity in the pronunciation being fast, etc., the individual letter ‘ga’ is not clearly cognised as an established entity, distinguished from the other individual letter ‘ga’.”—[Ślokavārtika-sphoṭa, 22].—(2142)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

Objection:—Diversity of the Letters is proved by such diversities in their pronouncing as fast, middling, slow and so forth; under the circumstances, how can it be said that their Recognition as being the same is clear and distinct?

The Answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 2142 above]

‘Established’—not merely conceived or fancied.

‘Distinguished’—distinct, separate, different.

‘Ga-vayakti’—stands for ‘gakāravyakti’, the Individual letter-sound ‘ga’.

What is meant is that Recognition having established the identity among the individuals, there can be no ‘other’ Individual at all.—(2142)