1098 Verse 1581

Original

अनन्तोपायजन्याश्च समाख्यायोगसंविदः ।
साधर्म्यमनपेक्ष्यापि जायन्ते नरपादिषु ॥ १५८१ ॥

anantopāyajanyāśca samākhyāyogasaṃvidaḥ |
sādharmyamanapekṣyāpi jāyante narapādiṣu || 1581 ||

Notions of connection with names are produced by endless means, even apart from similarity; as is found in the case of such names as ‘nampa’ (king) and the like.—(1581)

Kamalaśīla

The following might be urged:—“The connection of the Name is nowhere created through similarity; what happens is that when the thing named is perceived, it is pointed out that ‘this is the Cow’, which is the form given to the Convention; nothing like this happens when the thing concerned is not perceived at all”.

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verses 1581 above]

‘Notions, etc. etc.’—i.e. notions of the relation of Names.

‘As in the case, etc. etc.’—i.e. of ‘King’ and such names.—(1581)

An example is cited of the manner in which notions of Names are brought about by endless means:—[see verse 1581 next]