यन्नामाकृतिभिर्ग्राह्यं पञ्चवर्णमबाधितम् । व्यर्थेनाप्यर्थवादोऽयं द्वयं पण्डितमानिनाम् ॥ ३७ ॥
yan nāmākṛtibhir grāhyaṁ pañca-varṇam abādhitam vyarthenāpy artha-vādo ’yaṁ dvayaṁ paṇḍita-māninām
- yat
- which
- nāma
- by names
- ākṛtibhiḥ
- and forms
- grāhyam
- perceivable
- pañca-varṇam
- consisting of the five material elements
- abādhitam
- undeniable
- vyarthena
- in vain
- api
- indeed
- artha-vādaḥ
- the imaginative interpretation
- ayam
- this
- dvayam
- duality
- paṇḍita-māninām
- of so-called scholars
The duality of the five material elements is perceived only in terms of names and forms. Those who say this duality is real are pseudoscholars vainly proposing fanciful theories without basis in fact.