श्रीदेव्युवाच संपद्यते हि यत्कार्यं कारणैः सहकारिभिः । मुख्यकारणवैचित्र्यं किञ्चित्तत्राऽवलोक्यते ॥ २० ॥
śrīdēvyuvāca saṁpadyatē hi yatkāryaṁ kāraṇaiḥ sahakāribhiḥ | mukhyakāraṇavaicitryaṁ kiñcittatrā’valōkyatē || 20 ||
Translation
The goddess said: "An effect produced by causes with helping causes shows some variety in the chief cause.
Word by word
- saṁpadyatē
- is produced
- hi
- indeed
- yat
- which
- kāryaṁ
- an effect
- kāraṇaiḥ
- by causes
- sahakāribhiḥ
- with helping causes
- mukhya
- in the chief
- kāraṇa
- cause
- vaicitryaṁ
- variety
- kiñcit
- some
- tatra
- there
- avalōkyatē
- is seen
Meaning
The commentary introduces the answer: the difference between a lump of clay and a pot comes from the variety of the material or from helping and instrumental causes; but where a thing has one material and one instrumental cause, like a lamp lit from a lamp, no difference is seen; and the two creations here are like that. The goddess said: in an effect produced by material and helping causes some difference appears through the special causes, clay, stick and wheel.