yatheh bahirartho ghaTapaTAdiH, devadatto yaj~nadattamiv haste gR^ihItvA, ‘mA.n prakAshay’ iti svaprakAshane na pradIpa.n prayojayati, na cha pradIpo.apyayaHkAntopalakR^iShTAyaHsUchIvat svasthAnAtprachyutya
[ashubhaH vA shubhaH sparshaH ] ashubh athavA shubh sparsha [tvA.n na bhaNati ] tujhase yah nahI.n kahatA ki [mAm sparsha iti ] ‘tU mujhe sparsha kar’; [saH ev cha ] aur AtmA bhI, [kAyaviShayam Agata.n sparsham ] kAyake (-sparshendriyake) viShayame.n Aye hue sparshako (apane sthAnase chyut hokar), [vinirgrahItu.n na eti ] grahaN karane nahI.n jAtA.
[ashubhaH vA shubhaH guNaH ] ashubh athavA shubh guN [tvA.n na bhaNati ] tujhase yah nahI.n kahatA ki [mAm budhyasva iti ] ‘tU mujhe jAn’; [saH ev cha ] aur AtmA bhI (apane sthAnase chyut hokar), [buddhiviShayam Agata.n tu guNam ] buddhike viShayame.n Aye hue guNako [vinirgrahItu.n na eti ] grahaN karane nahI.n jAtA.
[ashubha.n vA shubha.n dravya.n ] ashubh athavA shubh dravya [tvA.n na bhaNati ] tujhase yah nahI.n kahatA ki [mAm budhyasva iti ] ‘tU mujhe jAn’; [saH ev cha ] aur AtmA bhI (apane sthAnase chyut hokar), [buddhiviShayam Agata.n dravyam ] buddhike viShayame.n Aye hue dravyako [vinirgrahItu.n na eti ] grahaN karane nahI.n jAtA.
[etat tu j~nAtvA ] aisA jAnakar bhI [mUDhaH ] mUDh jIv [upashama.n na ev gachChati ] upashamako prApta nahI.n hotA; [cha ] aur [shivAm buddhi.n aprAptaH cha svaya.n ] shiv buddhiko (kalyANakArI buddhiko, samyagj~nAnako) na prApta huA svaya.n [parasya vinirgrahamanAH ] parako grahaN karanekA man karatA hai.
TIkA : — pratham dR^iShTAnta kahate hai.n : is jagatame.n bAhyapadArtha – ghaTapaTAdi – , jaise devadatta nAmak puruSh yaj~nadatta nAmak puruShako hAth paka.Dkar kisI kAryame.n lagAtA hai isIprakAr,