Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 2.11 / 11

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord2.11

2.11
द्विष्ठस्यानेकरूपत्वात् सिद्धस्यान्यानपेक्षणात् पारतन्त्र्याद्ययोगाच् च तेन कर्तापि कल्पितः ॥११॥
dviṣṭhasyānekarūpatvāt siddhasyānyānapekṣaṇāt pāratantryādyayogāc ca tena kartāpi kalpitaḥ
— of what abides in two (cause and effect) ; — because of (its) having many forms ; — of what is (already) established ; — because of (its) not depending on another ; — because of the inapplicability of dependence and the like ; — and ; — therefore ; — an agent ; — too, also ; — is (merely) a construct, is imagined

(Opponent concludes:) Because what abides in the two (cause and effect) has many forms, because what is already established does not depend on another, and because dependence and the like cannot apply — therefore an 'agent' too is merely a fictional construct.