तस्यैवाज्ञत्वमिष्टं चेज्ज्ञातत्वेऽन्या मितिर्भवेत् । अन्यस्यैवाज्ञतायां च तद्विज्ञाने ध्रुवा भवेत् ॥
tasyaivājñatvamiṣṭaṃ cejjñātatve'nyā mitirbhavet | anyasyaivājñatāyāṃ ca tadvijñāne dhruvā bhavet ||
If ignorance is accepted as belonging to that [overseer] itself, then for it to be known another means of knowledge would be [needed]. And if ignorance belongs to something else, then when that is known [the establishment] would be certain.
यदि अज्ञान उसी [अध्यक्ष] का माना जाए, तो उसके ज्ञात होने के लिए दूसरा प्रमाण [चाहिए] होगा। और यदि अज्ञान किसी अन्य का हो, तो उसके जान लिए जाने पर [सिद्धि] निश्चित होगी।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Who is it that does not know? Asking this carefully shows that ignorance belongs to the mind's ideas, not to awareness itself.
जानता कौन नहीं है? यह ध्यान से पूछने पर दिखता है कि अज्ञान मन की धारणाओं का है, स्वयं चेतना का नहीं।
Shankaracharya examines whose ignorance it is: if ignorance belongs to the overseer itself, another means of knowledge would be needed to know it; if it belongs to something else, then when that is known [the Self's establishment] would be certain.