Verse 2.64-65

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of verse 2.64-65:

प्राप्तस्य यस्य सामर्थ्यान्नियमार्था यतः श्रुतिः ।
तेनात्यन्तं विशेषण सामान्यं यदि बाध्यते ॥ ६४ ॥
यजेतेति यदा द्रव्यं प्राप्तं सामर्थ्यलक्षण्म् ।
व्रीहिश्रुत्या निवर्त्तेत न स्यात्प्रतिनिधिस्तदा ॥ ६५ ॥

prāptasya yasya sāmarthyānniyamārthā yataḥ śrutiḥ |
tenātyantaṃ viśeṣaṇa sāmānyaṃ yadi bādhyate || 64 ||
yajeteti yadā dravyaṃ prāptaṃ sāmarthyalakṣaṇm |
vrīhiśrutyā nivartteta na syātpratinidhistadā || 65 ||

64. The purpose of the text (the word vrīhibhiḥ) is restriction to one possibility which occurs to one (in any case) due to the power of the verb. Therefore, if the accessory in general is set aside by a particular accessory,

65. If mere substance which occurs to the mind through the power of the verb yajeta is set aside by the mention of the particular substance, there would be no substitute if rice (Vrīhi) is not available.

Commentary

It is further pointed out that if the reality of the individual word is denied, it would not be possible to have substitutes if what is prescribed is not available.

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[If the verb yajeta in vrīhibhiryajeta brings to the mind substance in general and not the universal of any particular substance, then, if rice, denoted by the word vrīhibhiḥ, is not available, a similar substance like barley can be used. But if it is held that the mention of a particular substance sets aside substance in general also, then there can be no substitute at all, because the substitute barley would come under substance in general which has been set aside.]

Therefore, another view is adopted as follows—

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