Verse 2652

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

अन्यथैवोपपन्नत्वाच्छक्तिर्बोद्धुं न शक्यते ।
शब्दात्सामयिकाद्यस्मात्प्रतिपत्तिरनाकुला ॥ २६५२ ॥

anyathaivopapannatvācchaktirboddhuṃ na śakyate |
śabdātsāmayikādyasmātpratipattiranākulā || 2652 ||

The potency cannot be cognised in the manner suggested; because the phenomenon is quite explicable otherwise; for instance, there is no difficulty in the comprehension of the meaning of the word from the word itself as aided by convention.—(2652)

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

This shows the inconclusive character of the Presumption (cited by the Mīmāmsaka);—the sense is that even without the eternal Relationship, the phenomenon of comprehension of the meaning of words can be explained, as shown.—(2652)