अज्ञासिषमिदं मां चेत्यपेक्षा जायते ध्रुवम् । विशेषोऽपेक्ष्यते यत्र तत्र नैवैककालता ॥
ajñāsiṣamidaṃ māṃ cetyapekṣā jāyate dhruvam | viśeṣo'pekṣyate yatra tatra naivaikakālatā ||
In 'I knew this, and myself', a dependence [of one part on another] certainly arises; where a distinction is required, there is no simultaneity.
'मैंने इसे और स्वयं को जाना', इसमें [एक अंश की दूसरे पर] अपेक्षा अवश्य होती है; जहाँ भेद की अपेक्षा हो, वहाँ एक-कालता नहीं होती।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A step in a technical debate on whether the knower and the known are grasped in the same instant.
एक तकनीकी बहस का कदम, कि क्या ज्ञाता और ज्ञेय एक ही क्षण में जाने जाते हैं।
Shankaracharya continues against the Mimamsaka: the memory 'I knew this and myself' shows that its parts depend on one another in order; where such distinction is needed, there is no single moment.