Verse 2825

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

पृथक्त्वमुभयात्मत्वं वाऽस्तु शक्तेस्तथाऽपि तत् ।
ज्ञानं नित्यं भवेदेव नित्यशक्त्या हि सङ्गतम् ॥ २८२५ ॥

pṛthaktvamubhayātmatvaṃ vā'stu śaktestathā'pi tat |
jñānaṃ nityaṃ bhavedeva nityaśaktyā hi saṅgatam || 2825 ||

Whether the capacity be different or both (different and non-different),—the pramāṇa itself must be eternal,—being associated with the eternal capacity.—(2825)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

The Author now admits the last three alternative views (for the sake of argument), and then points out objections against them:—[see verse 2825 above]

‘Pṛthaktvam’—i.e. the view that the Capacity is different, from the Cognition.—‘Ubhayātmakam’, ‘Both’;—this is by way of illustration; it should be taken as including the view that ‘it is neither different nor non-different’,—Or this last also may be taken as mentioned in the same term ‘ubhayātmaka’; as this also consists of both—i.e. the denial of both.

Under all these three views, the Cognition must be eternal, by reason of its being related to the Capacity, which is eternal.—(2825)

Question:—“How so?”

Answer:—[see verse 2826 next]