2210 Verse 3645

Original

इत्थं यदा च सर्वज्ञः कश्चिदेवोपपद्यते ।
धर्माद्यधिगमे हेतुः पौरुषेयं तदा वचः ॥ ३६४५ ॥

itthaṃ yadā ca sarvajñaḥ kaścidevopapadyate |
dharmādyadhigame hetuḥ pauruṣeyaṃ tadā vacaḥ || 3645 ||

Thus, as it is quite conceivable that there is an omniscient person, human assertion can certainly be the means of providing the knowledge of dharma.—(3645)

Kamalaśīla

It has been argued under Text 3261—“Thus, no omniscient Person of any kind is conceivable; consequently no human assertion could be the means of providing the knowledge of Dharma”.

The answer to this is as follows;—[see verse 3645 above]

‘An Omniscient Person’—i.e. Buddha Himself alone; not Kapila, or any one else; as already established before.

As regards the objection that has been urged regarding Cognition being formless or with form,—that has been answered by us already.—(3645)