1585 Verse 2465

Original

ह्यस्तनाद्यतनाः सर्वे गोशब्दप्रत्यया इमे ।
नैकार्थाः क्रमसम्भूते रूपगन्धादिबुद्धिवत् ॥ २४६५ ॥

hyastanādyatanāḥ sarve gośabdapratyayā ime |
naikārthāḥ kramasambhūte rūpagandhādibuddhivat || 2465 ||

All these cognitions of the ‘cow-word’, which appeared yesterday and to-day, cannot all envisage the same object,—like the successively appearing cognitions of colour and odour, etc.—(2465)

Kamalaśīla

The Author supplies the proof for the statement just made (in 2462) regarding the fact that ‘the diversity among Cognitions is proved by their appearing in succession, as in the case of the Virgin’:—[see verse 2465 above]

The argument may be thus formulated:—Those Cognitions that appear in succession do not envisage the same object,—e.g. the Cognitions of Taste, Colour, etc. appearing one after the other;—all these cognitions of the ‘Cow-words’ that appeared yesterday and to-day have appeared in succession hence there is apprehension of the wider contrary.—(2465)