Brahma Sūtra 2.2.6
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अभ्युपगमेऽप्यर्थाभावात्
abhyupagame'pyarthābhāvāt
Sūtra translation
Even if we admit (the Sâ@nkhya position refuted in what precedes, it is invalidated by other objections) on account of the absence of a purpose (on the part of the pradhâna).
Even if we, accommodating ourselves to your (the Sâ@nkhya's) belief, should admit what has been disproved in the preceding Sûtra, viz. that the pradhâna
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अभ्युपगमेऽप्यर्थाभावात्
abhyupagame'pyarthābhāvāt
Sūtra translation
Even if it were supposed (a system), it would end in absurdity ; for it has nothing to inform or to promise.
What good is likely to be wrought by that system which does not recognise Dharma and Adharma (res- pectively the causes of merit and
No separate sūtra is printed here in Rāmānuja’s text.