Verse 2974

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

ननु तस्य प्रमाणत्वे विज्ञानस्याविनिश्चिते ।
कथं तत्र प्रवर्त्तेत प्रेक्षावानीप्सितागतेः ॥ २९७४ ॥

nanu tasya pramāṇatve vijñānasyāviniścite |
kathaṃ tatra pravartteta prekṣāvānīpsitāgateḥ || 2974 ||

“If the validity of the cognition is not definitely ascertained,—then how could any sane person have recourse to activity? Because what is wanted is not cognised.”—(2974)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

In the following Text, the other party urges that—“if the validity of Cognitions depends upon extraneous causes, there is mutual interdependence”:—[see verse 2974 above]

As a matter of fact, in every case it is necessary that the sane man should have the conviction of the validity of his cognition, and then have recourse to activity following from that cognition; and when this activity is there, then alone can there be any conviction of the validity of the cognition; so that there is mutual interdependence.—Thus then, the sane man having no conviction regarding the desired thing, how could he have recourse to any activity?—(2974)

The following Text supplies the answer to the above:—[see verse 2975 next]