Brahma Sūtra 1.4.4

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

ज्ञेयत्वावचनाच्च

jñeyatvāvacanācca

Sūtra translation

And (the pradhâna cannot be meant) because there is no statement as to (the avyakta) being something to be cognised.

The Sâ@nkhyas, moreover, represent the pradhâna as something to be cognised in so far as they say that from the knowledge of the difference

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

ज्ञेयत्वावचनाच्च

jñeyatvāvacanācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of there being no statement of its being an object of knowledge.

If the text meant the Non-evolved as understood by the Sânkhyas it would refer to it as something to be known; for the Sânkhyas,

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

ज्ञेयत्वावचनाच्च

jñeyatvāvacanācca

Sūtra translation

And because the (other things') are not required by scripture to be known (to be made the object of knowledge, for the purpose of obtaining release).

Consequently other things cannot be reasonably accepted as declared (by the words Avyakta, &c.).

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