Verse 2377

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

यथार्थबोधहेतुत्वात्प्रामाण्यं ह्यवकल्पते ।
पुंव्याख्यापेक्षणे चास्य न साध्वी मानकल्पना ॥ २३७७ ॥

yathārthabodhahetutvātprāmāṇyaṃ hyavakalpate |
puṃvyākhyāpekṣaṇe cāsya na sādhvī mānakalpanā || 2377 ||

The validity of a means of cognition is accepted on the ground of its bringing about cognitions in accordance with the real state of things. If then, the Veda depends upon explanations provided by men, the assumption of its validity (reliability) cannot be right.—(2377)

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

‘The assumption of its validity cannot he right’;—because under Text 2375 it has been shown that ‘it might fall on the wrong path—(2377)