वाक्यार्थप्रत्ययि कश्चिन्निर्दुःखो नोपलभ्यते । यदि वा दृश्यते कश्चिद्वाक्यार्थश्रुतिमात्रतः ॥
vākyārthapratyayi kaścinnirduḥkho nopalabhyate | yadi vā dṛśyate kaścidvākyārthaśrutimātrataḥ ||
[Opponent:] No one is found who has understood the meaning of the sentence and is [thereby] free from suffering. Or if someone is seen [to be free from suffering] merely from hearing the meaning of the sentence,
[विरोधी:] ऐसा कोई नहीं मिलता जो वाक्य का अर्थ समझकर ही दुःख से मुक्त हो गया हो। या यदि कोई केवल वाक्यार्थ सुनने से [दुःखमुक्त] दिखता भी है,
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Honest seekers notice this: understanding the teaching does not seem to end suffering by itself. The objection is fair and Shankaracharya will answer it.
सच्चे साधक यह देखते हैं: उपदेश समझ लेने से दुःख अपने आप खत्म होता नहीं दिखता। आपत्ति उचित है और शंकराचार्य इसका उत्तर देंगे।
An opponent who holds that hearing 'Thou art That' is not enough and that repeated meditation (prasaṃkhyāna) on it is required appeals to observation: people who have understood the sentence still suffer.