Brahma Sūtra 2.2.14

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.15 in this text

Sūtra

रूपादिमत्त्वाच्च विपर्ययो दर्शनात्

rūpādimattvācca viparyayo darśanāt

Sūtra translation

And on account of the atoms having colour, &c., the reverse (of the Vaiseshika tenet would take place); as thus it is observed.

Let us suppose, the Vaiseshikas say, all substances composed of parts to be disintegrated into their parts; a limit will finally be reached beyond

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

रूपादिमत्त्वाच्च विपर्ययो दर्शनात्

rūpādimattvācca viparyayo darśanāt

Sūtra translation

And on account of (the atoms) having colour and so on, the reverse (takes place); as it is observed.

From the view that the atoms of four kinds—viz. of earth or water or fire or air—possess colour, taste, smell, and touch, it would

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.15 in this text

Sūtra

रूपादिमत्वाच्च विपर्ययोदर्शनात्

rūpādimatvācca viparyayodarśanāt

Sūtra translation

And (on the other hand) the opposite (state may be inferred of the atoms from their possessing colour, etc., as in the observed instances.

As the atoms (of earth, water and fire), are said to have colour, etc., they may be inferred to be non-eternal ; for it