1335 Verse 2033

Original

संवेदनमिदं सर्वं न चार्थान्तरगोचरम् ।
संवेदनं च (नीलस्य) स्वात्मसंवेदनं यथा ॥ २०३३ ॥

saṃvedanamidaṃ sarvaṃ na cārthāntaragocaram |
saṃvedanaṃ ca (nīlasya) svātmasaṃvedanaṃ yathā || 2033 ||

All this cognition does not envisage other things; there is cognition of the blue;—like the cognition of the cognition itself.—(2033)

Kamalaśīla

A second argument is now put forward in proof of the fact of the form belonging to Cognition:—[see verse 2033 above]

Whatever is Cognition does not envisage anything other than the Cognition itself,—the Cognition of the Blue and other forms is Cognition hence there is apprehension of something embraced by its contrary; inasmuch as the ‘Cognition’ is embraced within the character of not envisaging any other thing, which is contrary to the character of envisaging some other thing.—(2033)

The following Texts proceed to establish the Premiss just set forth:—[see verses 2034-2035 next]