yatheh bahirartho ghaTapaTAdi, devadatto yagnadattamiv haste gRuhItvA, ‘mAn prakAshay’ iti svaprakAshane na pradIpan prayojayati, na cha pradIpopyayakAntopalakRuShTAyasUchIvat svasthAnAtprachyutya
[ashubha vA shubha sparsha ] ashubh athavA shubh sparsha [tvAn na bhaNati ] tujhase yah nahIn kahatA ki [mAm sparsha iti ] ‘tU mujhe sparsha kar’; [sa ev cha ] aur AtmA bhI, [kAyaviShayam Agatan sparsham ] kAyake (-sparshendriyake) viShayamen Aye hue sparshako (apane sthAnase chyut hokar), [vinirgrahItun na eti ] grahaN karane nahIn jAtA.
[ashubha vA shubha guNa ] ashubh athavA shubh guN [tvAn na bhaNati ] tujhase yah nahIn kahatA ki [mAm budhyasva iti ] ‘tU mujhe jAn’; [sa ev cha ] aur AtmA bhI (apane sthAnase chyut hokar), [buddhiviShayam Agatan tu guNam ] buddhike viShayamen Aye hue guNako [vinirgrahItun na eti ] grahaN karane nahIn jAtA.
[ashubhan vA shubhan dravyan ] ashubh athavA shubh dravya [tvAn na bhaNati ] tujhase yah nahIn kahatA ki [mAm budhyasva iti ] ‘tU mujhe jAn’; [sa ev cha ] aur AtmA bhI (apane sthAnase chyut hokar), [buddhiviShayam Agatan dravyam ] buddhike viShayamen Aye hue dravyako [vinirgrahItun na eti ] grahaN karane nahIn jAtA.
[etat tu gnAtvA ] aisA jAnakar bhI [mUDha ] mUDh jIv [upashaman na ev gachchhati ] upashamako prApta nahIn hotA; [cha ] aur [shivAm buddhin aprApta cha svayam ] shiv buddhiko (kalyANakArI buddhiko, samyaggnAnako) na prApta huA svayam [parasya vinirgrahamanA ] parako grahaN karanekA man karatA hai.
TIkA : — pratham dRuShTAnta kahate hain : is jagatamen bAhyapadArtha – ghaTapaTAdi – , jaise devadatta nAmak puruSh yagnadatta nAmak puruShako hAth pakaDakar kisI kAryamen lagAtA hai isIprakAr,