Verse 2903

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

यथा त्वेकेन्द्रियाधीनविज्ञानान्तरसङ्गतिः ।
प्रत्यक्षे कारणं क्लृप्ता तथा वेदेऽपि कथ्यताम् ॥ २९०३ ॥

yathā tvekendriyādhīnavijñānāntarasaṅgatiḥ |
pratyakṣe kāraṇaṃ klṛptā tathā vede'pi kathyatām || 2903 ||

“Just as, in the case of the validity of sense-perception, there is the definite basis in the form of corroboration by another cognition produced by the same sense-organ,—the same should be asserted to be the basis in the case of the Veda also.”—(2903)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

If it be argued that—‘even the operation of such other cognitions as are brought about by the same means as the cognition in question makes the validity of this latter extraneous’,—the argument is futile (superfluous).—This is what is pointed out in the following:—[see verse 2903 above]

‘Definite basis’—as stated in the first line of Text 2901.—(2903)

Question:—How can this be said in regard to the Veda?

Answer:—[see verses 2904-2905 next]