1883 Verse 2996

Original

एवं चार्थक्रियाज्ञानाद्धेतुशुद्धिविनिश्चितौ ।
अकृतार्थक्रिये वृत्तेरर्थ(रेषाऽ?)वाच्योपपद्यते ॥ २९९६ ॥

evaṃ cārthakriyājñānāddhetuśuddhiviniścitau |
akṛtārthakriye vṛtterartha(reṣā’?)vācyopapadyate || 2996 ||

Thus the perfection of the cause being ascertained through the cognition of effective action,—in a case where there is no effective action at all, the functioning cannot be deprecated.—(2996)

Kamalaśīla

‘Akṛtārtha, etc.—that which has not performed any effective action.

‘Avācyā’—not to he deprecated.

The idea is that it is so, because it is preceded by the ascertainment of validity.—(2996)