Verse 2941

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

यत्सन्देहविपर्यासविषयत्वं गतं तथा ।
परतो निश्चयस्तस्य प्रमाणत्वस्य गम्यताम् ॥ २९४१ ॥

yatsandehaviparyāsaviṣayatvaṃ gataṃ tathā |
parato niścayastasya pramāṇatvasya gamyatām || 2941 ||

Because validity has been definitely pound to be subject to doubt and misconception,—therefore please understand that any certainty regarding it can be obtained only extraneously.—(2941)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The following Text shows the presence of the Probans in the ‘subject’ and thereby sets aside the defect of ‘Inadmissibility’ from the Reason:—[see verse 2941 above]

‘Yat’—Because.

‘Gatam’—found.

Question;—“What has been so found?”

Answer;—Validity.

For example, it has been already shown that the cognition produced by the Veda is subject to Doubt and Misconception (i.e. it is found to be doubtful and wrong),

‘Tathā,’—as in the case of the Post, the certainty is obtained only extraneously.

‘Tasya, etc.’—This sets forth the conclusion resulting from the Reasoning.—(2941)