Sūtra 8.1.5 (Substance is the cause of cognition of Genus and Species also)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Vaisheshika Sutras 8.1 · Verse 8.1.5
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Sanskrit Original
सामान्यविशेषेषु सामान्यविशेषाभावात् तदेव ज्ञानम् ॥ ८.१.५ ॥
sāmānyaviśeṣeṣu sāmānyaviśeṣābhāvāt tadeva jñānam || 8.1.5 ||
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In consequence of the non-existence of Genus and Species in genera and species, cognition (of them) is due to that alone.