The Tattvasangraha [with commentary]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1937 | 699,812 words | ISBN-10: 8120800583 | ISBN-13: 9788120800588

This page contains verse 2980 of the 8th-century Tattvasangraha (English translation) by Shantarakshita, including the commentary (Panjika) by Kamalashila: dealing with Indian philosophy from a Buddhist and non-Buddhist perspective. The Tattvasangraha (Tattvasamgraha) consists of 3646 Sanskrit verses; this is verse 2980.

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

ननु चार्थक्रियाभासि ज्ञानं स्वप्नेऽपि विद्यते ।
नच तस्य प्रमाणत्वं तद्धेतोः प्रथमस्य च ॥ २९८० ॥

nanu cārthakriyābhāsi jñānaṃ svapne'pi vidyate |
naca tasya pramāṇatvaṃ taddhetoḥ prathamasya ca || 2980 ||

“As a matter of fact, cognition envisaging effective action is present in dreams also; and yet, on that account, it is not valid;—nor is its source, the former cognition, valid.”—(2980)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

In the following Text, the other party proceeds to show that the idea of validity being ascertained by means of the Cognition of effective action is ‘Inconclusive’,—and thereby to support his contention that there is mutual interdependence:—[see verse 2980 above]

Its source, the former Cognition’—i.e. the Cognition of effective action;—this should be construed with ‘is not valid’.—(2980)

The answer to the above is as follows:—[see verses 2981-2982 next]

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