Sarvadarshanasangraha 16.27

16.27

Likewise, the fruit does not attain the nature of a fruit. In accordance with the etymology 'that which is desired by humans,' what is denoted by the word 'aim of human existence'—characterized by the complete cessation of all suffering and consisting exclusively of supreme bliss—is longed for by all foremost among men, but this collection of worldly pleasures is not so. For, whether mundane or otherworldly, it cannot be desired by discerning people, since it is marked by degrees of excellence and [attended with suffering]. What is opposed to it, namely the collection of suffering, is desired to be abandoned; and that is none other than saṃsāra, another synonym for nescience, because nescience brings about every misfortune such as agency and the like. The prefix sam- is used in the sense of unification, as observed in expressions like saṃbheda ('mingling'). And thus, that by which a person unifies the self with the body and wanders along the paths to heaven and hell is saṃsāra, which is the meaning of the word 'nescience.' The cessation of that is considered the fruit by those who possess a fruit. So it has been said: