The Tattvasangraha [with commentary]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1937 | 699,812 words | ISBN-10: 8120800583 | ISBN-13: 9788120800588

This page contains verse 2479 of the 8th-century Tattvasangraha (English translation) by Shantarakshita, including the commentary (Panjika) by Kamalashila: dealing with Indian philosophy from a Buddhist and non-Buddhist perspective. The Tattvasangraha (Tattvasamgraha) consists of 3646 Sanskrit verses; this is verse 2479.

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

गकारव्यतिरिक्तं च सामान्यं गत्वमिष्यते ।
वास्तवं न प्रयोगेऽतो दुर्वारा सिद्धसाध्यता ॥ २४७९ ॥

gakāravyatiriktaṃ ca sāmānyaṃ gatvamiṣyate |
vāstavaṃ na prayoge'to durvārā siddhasādhyatā || 2479 ||

The universal ‘ga’ is not held to be something real, distinct from the letter ‘ga’; hence the charge of ‘futility’ is irresistible, as against the Mīmāṃsaka’s reasoning.—(2479)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

It has been argued by the Mīmāṃsaka, under Text 2143, that—“The Individual Letter ‘Ga’ has no existence apart from the substratum of the-Universal ‘Ga’, etc. etc.”.

This argument is open to the charge of being ‘superfluous’:—this is. what is shown in the following:—[see verse 2479 above]

Iṣyate’, ‘is held’; this is to be construed with the ‘na’ following, in the second line.—(2479)

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: