Verse 3405

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

तथाहि वीक्ष्यते रूपं गृध्रैर्दूरतरस्थितम् ।
तिरस्कृतं निधानादि तथा सिद्धाञ्जनादिकैः ॥ ३४०५ ॥

tathāhi vīkṣyate rūpaṃ gṛdhrairdūratarasthitam |
tiraskṛtaṃ nidhānādi tathā siddhāñjanādikaiḥ || 3405 ||

For example, vultures are able to see things lying at a very great distance: and people are enabled to perceive hidden treasures and other things by the use of unguents and collyrium with magical powers.—(3405)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The following Text shows how the capacity of the Ear, etc. is improved by exercise:—[see verse 3405 above]

The words—‘People are enabled, etc.’—point out the improvement caused by medication.

‘Unguents, etc. with magical powers’ is construed with ‘is seen’ of the previous sentence;—the Instrumental Ending connoting cause or instrumentality.—(3405)