Brahma Sūtra 2.2.1
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
रचनानुपपत्तेश्च नानुमानम्
racanānupapatteśca nānumānam
Sūtra translation
That which is inferred (by the Sâ@nkhyas, viz. the pradhâna) cannot be the cause (of the world), on account of the orderly arrangement (of the world) being impossible (on that hypothesis).
Although it is the object of this system to define the true meaning of the Vedânta-texts and not, like the science of Logic, to
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
रचनानुपपत्तेश्च नानुमानम्
racanānupapatteśca nānumānam
Sūtra translation
That which is inferred (by the Sankhyas, namely, the Pradhana) cannot be (the cause of the world), also on account of the impossibility of its being the agent of the orderly arrange- ment (1of the world).
The Pradhana which is inferred to be the cause of the world cannot be such; for it is lifeless matter, and consequently incapable of
In Rāmānuja’s text the words of this sūtra fall within the sūtra numbered 2.2.1 there. Shown at Sūtra 2.2.2 →