Sarvadarshanasangraha 12.95

12.95

Therefore, when epistemic validity in regard to dharma is established intrinsically, in the Veda—which consists of injunctions such as "Desiring heaven, one should sacrifice with the Jyotiṣṭoma," explanatory passages, mantras, and designations—in "one should sacrifice" (yajeta), the suffix -ta denotes creative contemplation colored by the meaning of the verbal base: such is the established conclusion of the respected Bhāṭṭa masters, who uphold the theory of connection of the expressed (abhihitānvayavāda) and accept that linguistic signification is grasped in that which is already established; whereas "the impulsion refers to the sacrifice": such is the established conclusion of the revered Prabhākara masters, who uphold the theory of expression of the connected (anvitābhidhānavāda) and follow linguistic signification as grasped in what is to be done. Thus all is clear.