1487 Verse 2297

Original

व्यक्तीनामेव वा सौक्ष्म्याज्जातिधर्मावधारणम् ।
तद्वशेन च वर्णानां व्यापित्वेऽपि क्रमग्रहः ॥ २२९७ ॥

vyaktīnāmeva vā saukṣmyājjātidharmāvadhāraṇam |
tadvaśena ca varṇānāṃ vyāpitve’pi kramagrahaḥ || 2297 ||

“Or, the individuals (articulations) themselves, being extremely subtle in their nature,—there is cognition of the properties of the ‘universal’; and it is through this that there is cognition of order among the letters, even though these are all-pervading.”—[Ślokavārtika—eternality of words, 300].—(2297) commentary.

Kamalaśīla

‘Individuals’—stands for the particular Articulations. The parts—components—of the Articulations—which appear in a certain order,—are extremely subtle; hence there can be no usage through them; consequently the properties of the Universal—such as eternality and the rest—become recognised—definitely known—as the causes of the manifestation of the Word-Sound.

Question:—What if that is so?

Answer:—‘It is through this, etc. etc.’—Even though the Letters are all-pervading, yet they appear as if in an Order of Sequence, on account of the Order of the Articulations which always appear in a certain order.—(2297)