Vaiśeṣika Sūtra 2.2.29
Vaiśeṣikasūtra 2.2.29
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2.2.29
guṇasya sato 'pavargaḥ karmabhiḥ sādharmyam |
guṇasya—of Attribute; sataḥ—being; apavargaḥ—speedy destruction; karmabhiḥ—with Actions; sādharmmyam—resemblance.
25. The resemblance (of Sound), although it is an Attribute, with Actions, consists in its speedy destruction.
‘Apavargaḥ’ means speedy destruction. And this, even in the case of Attribute-ness, is dependent upon the incidence of a rapidly appearing destroyer, in the same way as duality, etc., are. This constitutes only its resemblance to Actions, and not its Action-ness. The quality of undergoing rapid destruction which you (i.e., the objector) advance as as an argument, is not one-pointed i.e., multifarious, because it is found in Duality, Knowledge, Pleasure, Pain, etc., as well. This is the import.—25.
Translations (2)
- The Vaiśeṣika Sūtras of Kaṇāda, with the Commentary of Śaṅkara Miśra (Sacred Books of the Hindus 6) — Nandalal Sinha 1911, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (3)
- Upaskāra — Śaṅkara Miśra, Sanskrit
- Vaiśeṣikasūtravṛtti — Candrānanda, Sanskrit
- Vivṛti of Jayanārāyaṇa Tarkapañcānana — Jayanārāyaṇa Tarkapañcānana 1804, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Buddhist Logic — Stcherbatsky 1930, English