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Upadeshasahasri 17.9

17.9 Shankaracharya

ज्ञानैकार्थपरत्वात्तं वाक्यमेकं ततो विदुः । एकत्वं ह्यात्मनो ज्ञेयं वाक्यार्थप्रतिपत्तितः ॥

jñānaikārthaparatvāttaṃ vākyamekaṃ tato viduḥ | ekatvaṃ hyātmano jñeyaṃ vākyārthapratipattitaḥ ||

Because it is directed solely to knowledge, they understand it [the Veda's teaching] as one single sentence; for the oneness of the Self is to be known by grasping the meaning of [that] sentence.

क्योंकि उसका एकमात्र उद्देश्य ज्ञान है, इसलिए ज्ञानी उसे एक ही वाक्य मानते हैं; आत्मा की एकता उस वाक्य के अर्थ को समझने से ही जानी जाती है।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

However many words a teaching uses, it may be saying one thing. Learning to hear that one point keeps us from getting lost in details.

कोई शिक्षा कितने भी शब्दों में कही जाए, वह एक ही बात कह रही हो सकती है। उस एक बात को सुनना सीखने से हम विस्तार में नहीं खोते।

A point of Vedanta method: the Upanishads, aiming only at knowledge, are understood as one single statement, and the oneness of the Self is known by grasping what that statement means.

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