0350 Verse 456

Original

को हि ज्येष्ठप्रमाणेन दृढेनार्थेऽवधारिते ।
दुर्बलैरितरैः पश्चादध्यवस्येद्विपर्ययम् ॥ ४५६ ॥

ko hi jyeṣṭhapramāṇena dṛḍhenārthe’vadhārite |
durbalairitaraiḥ paścādadhyavasyedviparyayam || 456 ||

“When a thing has been duly apprehended through the firmly established highest means of cognition,—how could one ever have a cognition to the contrary, on the strength of the other weaker means of cognition?”—(456)

Kamalaśīla

It is only right that what has been ascertained through Inference should be concluded to be otherwise, on the strength of Sense-perception; because this latter is the highest among the Means of Cognition; but Inference and the rest can never alter the nature of ang as cognised through Sense -perception; as they are weaker.

‘Firmly established’,—i.e. free from Doubt and Mistake.

‘To the contrary’,—i.e. otherwise than that cognised through Sense-perception.—(456)