nashyatyev pashuH svabhAvamahimanyekAntanishchetanaH
sarvasmAnniyatasvabhAvabhavanaj~nAnAdvibhakto bhavan
syAdvAdI tu na nAshameti sahajaspaShTIkR^itapratyayaH ..258..
sarvatrApyanivArito gatabhayaH svaira.n pashuH krIDati .
dArUDhaH parabhAvabhAvavirahavyAlokaniShkampitaH ..259..
shlokArtha : — [pashuH ] arthAt ekAntavAdI aj~nAnI, [parabhAv-bhAv-kalanAt ] parabhAvo.nke 1bhavanako hI jAnatA hai (isaprakAr parabhAvase hI apanA astitva mAnatA hai,) isaliye [nitya.n bahiH-vastuShu vishrAntaH ] sadA bAhya vastuo.nme.n vishrAm karatA huA, [svabhAv- mahimani ekAnta-nishchetanaH ] (apane) svabhAvakI mahimAme.n atyanta nishchetan (ja.D.h.h) vartatA huA, [nashyati ev ] nAshako prApta hotA hai; [syAdvAdI tu ] aur syAdvAdI to [niyat-svabhAv- bhavan-j~nAnAt sarvasmAt vibhaktaH bhavan ] (apane) niyat svabhAvake bhavanasvarUp j~nAnake kAraN sab (parabhAvo.n) se bhinna vartatA huA, [sahaj-spaShTIkR^it-pratyayaH ] jisane sahaj svabhAvakA pratItirUp j~nAtR^itva spaShTa — pratyakSha — anubhavarUp kiyA hai aisA hotA huA, [nAsham eti na ] nAshako prApta nahI.n hotA.
bhAvArtha : — ekAntavAdI parabhAvo.nse hI apanA satpanA mAnatA hai, isaliye bAhya vastuo.nme.n vishrAm karatA huA, AtmAkA nAsh karatA hai; aur syAdvAdI to, j~nAnabhAv j~neyAkAr hone par bhI j~nAnabhAvakA svabhAvase astitva jAnatA huA, AtmAkA nAsh nahI.n karatA.
shlokArtha : — [pashuH ] pashu arthAt aj~nAnI ekAntavAdI, [sarva-bhAv-bhavana.n Atmani 1bhavan = astitva; pariNaman.