Establishment of Brahman 4.15

4.15

bhūtārthamātraṃ cedanuvādatā na sāpekṣatvaheturasti | na bhūtārthataiva sāpekṣatvahetuḥ, bhūtārthayorapi pratyakṣānumānayoranapekṣatvāt | 6 tasmādbhūtārthe 'bhūtārthe vādhigamāntarasaṃsparśaḥ pramāṇāntarāpekṣāhetuḥ, smṛtau darśanāt | sā hyadhigamāntarasaṃbhinnāthaim̐ti tatsādhanamapekṣate | evaṃ ca puruṣabuddhiprabhavaṃ bhūtārthamabhūtārthaṃ vā vaco 9 bhavati sāpekṣam | tato hi tatsaṃbhinna evārthe pratyayaḥ, na tvanapekṣitapūrvādhigamaḥ svātantryeṇārthe| yathoktam - 'api ca pauruṣeyādvacanād 'evamayaṃ puruṣo veda' iti bhavati pratyayaḥ, na 12
samānaviṣayatayā tadvisaṃvādāśaṅkā, tato nārthaniścaya iti śaṅkānirākaraṇāya saṃvādakaṃ mānānta(ramapekṣaṇīyam| tasmāt) tadapekṣaṃ niścayaṃ janayañchabdo 'pramāṇaṃ prasajyeteti mānāntarānarhakāryaparatvamabhyupeyate, tatra ca visaṃvādāśaṅkābhāvādanapekṣat[yā](f.135ʳ) prāmāṇyasiddhirityarthaḥ |