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Tattvasangraha [with commentary]

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

This page contains verse 2473-2475 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 2473-2475.

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

निष्कृष्टगोत्ववाचित्वं चिरे� प्रतिपद्यताम� �
एकरूपतया भ्रान्तैर्जनैरध्यवसायत� � २४७३ �
भावत� क्षणिकत्वात्तु तावत्कालमप� स्थिरः �
नैवायमित� कि� तस्य स्थिति� पश्चादपीष्यत� � २४७४ �
घटादावपि नैवास्ति किंचिन्नाशस्� कारणम् �
इतीदमपि निर्दिष्टं तत्क्व शब्द� भविष्यति � २४७५ �

niṣkṛṣṭagotvavācitva� cireṇa pratipadyatām |
ekarūpatayā bhrāntairjanairadhyavasāyata� || 2473 ||
bhāvata� kṣaṇikatvāttu tāvatkālamapi sthira� |
naivāyamiti ki� tasya sthiti� paścādapīṣyate || 2474 ||
ghaṭādāvapi naivāsti kiṃcinnāśasya kāraṇam |
itīdamapi nirdiṣṭa� tatkva śabde bhaviṣyati || 2475 ||

You may take a long time in explaining the fact of the word (‘cow�) being expressive of the one universal ‘cow�, as extracted (from among the several universals); on the basis of deluded people cognising it in one and the same form.�(2473)

In reality, the thing is momentary; hence even for that time it cannot remain stationary; how then can it be admitted to exist at the subsequent time?�(2474)

In the case of the jar and other things also, there is no cause for their destruction, which can be clearly pointed out as ‘this is what will destroy it�; how, then, can any such cause be pointed out in the case of the word?�(2475)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

[verse 2473]:

It has been argued by the īṃs첹 under Text 2136, that—“Inasmuch as the Word envisages several Universals, etc. etc.�

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 2473 above]

The following text explains why this should be regarded as a ‘delusion�:—[see verse 2474 above]

[verse 2474]:

It has been argued by the īṃs첹 under Text 2140, that—“In the case of the Jar and other things, it is understood that they would become -destroyed either through decay, etc. etc.�

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 2475 next]

[verse 2475]:

This is what will, etc. etc.’—As explained in the chapter on the ‘Permanent Character of Things�; where it has been explained that there can he no cause for the destruction of things. When in the case of the Jar also, there can be no cause for its destruction,—how can there be any for the destruction of the Word?—The term �śṇa� is to be construed with �Ś�,

What is indicated by this is that the īṃs첹’s Reasoning is superfluous, and the Corroborative Instance per Dissimilarity is ‘inadmissible�.�(2475)

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