श्रुतानुमानजन्मानौ सामान्यविषयौ यतः । प्रत्ययावक्षजोऽवश्यं विशेषार्थो निवारयेत् ॥
śrutānumānajanmānau sāmānyaviṣayau yataḥ | pratyayāvakṣajo'vaśyaṃ viśeṣārtho nivārayet ||
[Opponent:] Since the cognitions born of scripture and inference have only general objects, perception, whose object is particular, must necessarily ward them off.
[विरोधी:] क्योंकि शास्त्र और अनुमान से उत्पन्न ज्ञान सामान्य विषय वाले होते हैं, इसलिए विशेष विषय वाला प्रत्यक्ष उन्हें अवश्य हटा देगा।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Concrete experience usually feels more convincing than abstract knowledge. The opponent uses this to argue that the teaching needs to become as vivid as experience.
ठोस अनुभव प्रायः अमूर्त ज्ञान से अधिक विश्वसनीय लगता है। विरोधी इसी से कहता है कि उपदेश को अनुभव जितना जीवन्त बनना चाहिए।
An opponent who holds that hearing 'Thou art That' is not enough and that repeated meditation (prasaṃkhyāna) on it is required argues that knowledge from words and inference is only general, while perception is particular and therefore stronger.