अहं ममेत्येषणयत्नविक्रियाः सुखादयस्तद्वदिह प्रदृश्यतः । दृश्यत्वयोगाच्च परस्परेण ते न दृश्यतां यान्ति ततः परो भवेत् ॥
ahaṃ mametyeṣaṇayatnavikriyāḥ sukhādayastadvadiha pradṛśyataḥ | dṛśyatvayogācca paraspareṇa te na dṛśyatāṃ yānti tataḥ paro bhavet ||
Likewise 'I' and 'mine', desire, effort, the changes [of mind], pleasure and the rest are seen here [as objects]. Because they are objects, they cannot see one another; therefore [their seer] must be something beyond them.
उसी प्रकार 'मैं', 'मेरा', इच्छा, प्रयत्न, विकार, सुख आदि भी यहाँ दिखाई देते हैं। दृश्य होने के कारण वे एक-दूसरे को नहीं देख सकते; इसलिए [उनका द्रष्टा] उनसे परे होना चाहिए।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Your pleasure, pain, desires and even your sense of 'me' are things you can notice. Since you can watch them, you are not reduced to them; this is the ground for not being ruled by moods.
आपका सुख, दुःख, इच्छाएँ और 'मैं' का भाव भी ऐसी चीज़ें हैं जिन्हें आप देख सकते हैं। आप उन्हें देख सकते हैं, इसलिए आप उन तक सीमित नहीं; यही मनोदशाओं के वश में न होने का आधार है।
Shankaracharya, in the fourteenth chapter of the Upadeshasahasri (on dream and memory), extends the argument to the inner life: ego, desire and feelings are also objects seen.