तत्त्वं त्वं न हि सन्देहः किं जानाम्यथवा पुनः । असंवेद्यं स्वसंवेद्यमात्मानं मन्यसे कथम् ॥
tattvaṃ tvaṃ na hi sandehaḥ kiṃ jānāmyathavā punaḥ | asaṃvedyaṃ svasaṃvedyamātmānaṃ manyase katham ||
You are That; there is no doubt. What, then, is left for me to know? How can you think about the Self, which cannot be known as an object and is known only by itself?
तुम वही (तत्) हो, इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं। फिर मैं और क्या जानूँ? जो आत्मा किसी विषय की तरह जानी नहीं जा सकती, केवल स्वयं से जानी जाती है, उसके बारे में तुम सोच कैसे सकते हो?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The awareness that knows everything cannot itself be looked at like a thing. Searching for yourself as an object keeps you searching; noticing that you are already the knower ends the hunt.
जो जागरूकता सब कुछ जानती है, उसे किसी वस्तु की तरह देखा नहीं जा सकता। खुद को वस्तु की तरह खोजते रहोगे तो खोज चलती रहेगी; यह देख लेना कि तुम पहले से जानने वाले हो, खोज को समाप्त करता है।
Dattatreya tells the listener that he is That beyond doubt, and asks how the Self, which cannot be made an object of knowing and is known only by itself, could be thought about.