Verse 2194

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

व्यञ्जकानां हि वायूनां भिन्नावयवदेशता ।
जातिभेदश्च तेनैव संस्कारो व्यवतिष्ठते ॥ २१९४ ॥

vyañjakānāṃ hi vāyūnāṃ bhinnāvayavadeśatā |
jātibhedaśca tenaiva saṃskāro vyavatiṣṭhate || 2194 ||

“The (vibrating) air-particles, which are the manifesters of the word-sound, have their different parts occupying different points in space; and there are different kinds of them also;—and it is through this that the embellishment becomes regulated.”—[Ślokavārtika—eternality of words, 79-80].—(2194)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

They have different parts occupying different points in space; and there are different kinds of them also,—due to the difference among the contributory causes in the form of such diverse things as the Palate and the rest.—(2194)

Says the Opponent—It has been already pointed out that, ‘on being embellished once, the Auditory Organ should bring about the cognition of all Sounds’ (under Text 2164).

The answer to this (from the Mīmāṃsaka) is as follows:—[see verse 2195 next]