Verse 3431

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

दशहस्तान्तरव्योम्नस्तद्यदुत्प्लुत्य गच्छति ।
शक्तिः स्यादीदृशी हेतोस्तस्य दूरगतावपि ॥ ३४३१ ॥

daśahastāntaravyomnastadyadutplutya gacchati |
śaktiḥ syādīdṛśī hetostasya dūragatāvapi || 3431 ||

If a man is able to jump to the height of 15 feet, he could certainly acquire the capacity to jump to greater heights, through similar means.—(3431)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

It has been argued above, by the other party, under Text 3168, that—“The man who can jump into the sky to the height of 15 feet, can never jump to the height of 8 miles, however much he may practise jumping”.

The answer to this is as follows;—[see verse 3431 above]