3. Yathā na tulye

Yathāsaddo tulyatthe vattamāno syādyantena sahe+kattho na bhavati. Yathā devadatto, tathā yaññadatto. Ettha upamānabhūto yathāsaddo ‘tathā yaññadatto’ti upameyya+mapekkhati, tasmā ‘‘sāpekkha+masamatthaṃ bhavatī’’ti ñāyā asamāse ‘‘na tulye’’ti paṭisedho kimattha+miti ce. Yasmā ‘‘yathā devadatto’’ti samudāyameva upamānaṃ bhavati, na visuṃ yathāsaddo, tasmā samudāyasseva upameyyasāpekkhatte na asāmatthiyatā na visuṃ yathāsaddassa, tasmā sādisse pattasamāsassa paṭisedhattha+midaṃ. Tulyattheti vattabbe tulyaṃ vinā tulyatā natthīti tulyattheti avatvā tulyeti vuttaṃ.

Yathākathañci sādissaṃ, ñāyate yattha sambhavaṃ;

Upamā nāma sā tassā, papañco bahudhā bhave.