Brahma Sūtra 2.1.19
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
पटवच्च
paṭavacca
Sūtra translation
And like a piece of cloth.
As of a folded piece of cloth we do not know clearly whether it is a piece of cloth or some other thing, while
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
पटवच्च
paṭavacca
Sūtra translation
And like a piece of cloth.
As threads when joined in a peculiar cross-arrangement are called a piece of cloth, thus acquiring a new name, a new form, and new
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 2.1.20 in this text
Sūtra
पटवच्च
paṭavacca
Sūtra translation
And like a piece of cloth.
The Sutrakara holds the above view not only because scripture declares Brahman to be working with means but also because reason supports the view;