अद्रष्टुर्नैव चान्धस्य स्पष्टीभावो घटस्य तु । कर्त्रादेः स्पष्टतेष्टा चेद्द्रष्टृताध्यक्षकर्तृका ॥
adraṣṭurnaiva cāndhasya spaṣṭībhāvo ghaṭasya tu | kartrādeḥ spaṣṭateṣṭā ceddraṣṭṛtādhyakṣakartṛkā ||
For one who does not see, for the blind, a pot never becomes clear. If the clearness of agent and the rest is accepted, then [their] being seen has the witness as its agent.
जो देखता नहीं, उस अन्धे के लिए घड़ा कभी स्पष्ट नहीं होता। यदि कर्ता आदि की स्पष्टता मानी जाए, तो [उनका] देखा जाना साक्षी के द्वारा ही होता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Nothing shows up as clear or unclear unless there is someone aware of it. Behind every experience is a witness that is easy to overlook because it is never itself an object.
जब तक कोई जानने वाला न हो, कुछ भी स्पष्ट या अस्पष्ट नहीं दिखता। हर अनुभव के पीछे एक साक्षी है, जिसे हम अनदेखा कर देते हैं क्योंकि वह स्वयं कभी विषय नहीं बनता।
Shankaracharya argues that clarity needs a seer: a pot is never 'clear' to a blind man. So if the agent, object and so on become clear, their being seen is the work of the witness.