Sūtra 2.2.26Madhva · 2.2.27

Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 2.2.26

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.27 in this text

Sūtra

उदासीनानामपि चैवं सिद्धिः

udāsīnānāmapi caivaṃ siddhiḥ

Sūtra translation

And thus on that doctrine, there would be an accomplishment of ends by the Indifferent (whatever\ is in- capable of being thought of as fit to be abandoned or pursued),.

If non-entity were the cause, then the indifferent things, (*'.«., the non-existent), sky-flower, etc., which cannot be the object of pursuit or avoidance should also be capable of .accomplishing certain ends. The particle * and,’ indicates that if the last inference were false, the in- ference of the opponent should also be false ; for there is nothing to distinguish (Sunya from sky-flowers)