Verse 2909

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

ननु प्रमाणमित्येवं प्रत्यक्षादि न गृह्यते ।
नचेत्थमगृहीतेन व्यवहारोऽवकल्पते ॥ २९०९ ॥

nanu pramāṇamityevaṃ pratyakṣādi na gṛhyate |
nacetthamagṛhītena vyavahāro'vakalpate || 2909 ||

As a matter of fact, sense-perception, etc. are not quite recognised as ‘pramāṇa’, ‘valid’; and until they are so recognised, no business would be possible.—(2909)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

If Cognitions did not need (corroboration by) other Cognitions, then, in regard to Sense-perception and the rest, there could be no certainty as to their being ‘valid’; and thus there would be an end to all business-transactions.—(2909)

To the above, the Mīmāṃsaka provides the following answer:—[see verse 2910 next]