1766 Verse 2798

Original

ईदृश्यकृतकत्वे च कः सिद्धेऽपि गुणस्तव ।
अवैतथ्यनिमित्तं हि यत्नोऽयं भवतोऽखिलः ॥ २७९८ ॥

īdṛśyakṛtakatve ca kaḥ siddhe’pi guṇastava |
avaitathyanimittaṃ hi yatno’yaṃ bhavato’khilaḥ || 2798 ||

Even if such freedom from authorship were proved,—what good would that do to you? As the whole attempt of yours has been towards the establishing of truthfulness.—(2798)

Kamalaśīla

It might be argued that—“all these may be regarded as free from human authorship”.

The answer to that is as follows:—[see verse 2798 above]

Such’—i.e. in regard to which there is likelihood of being untrue.—(2798)