अध्यक्षस्य दृशेः कीदृक्संबन्धः संभविष्यति । अध्यक्ष्येण तु दृश्येन मुक्त्वान्यो द्रष्टृदृश्यताम् ॥
adhyakṣasya dṛśeḥ kīdṛksaṃbandhaḥ saṃbhaviṣyati | adhyakṣyeṇa tu dṛśyena muktvānyo draṣṭṛdṛśyatām ||
What kind of relation could the witness, which is seeing, have with the witnessed, the seen, other than being seer and seen?
साक्षी, जो स्वयं दृष्टि है, और साक्ष्य, जो दृश्य है, इनके बीच द्रष्टा और दृश्य होने के सिवा और कौन-सा सम्बन्ध हो सकता है?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Awareness does not mix with what it sees; it only sees. Your moods are seen, but they do not stick to the seeing.
चेतना जो देखती है उसमें मिलती नहीं; वह केवल देखती है। आपकी मनोदशाएँ देखी जाती हैं, पर देखने से चिपकती नहीं।
Shankaracharya asks what relation the witness, which is pure seeing, could have with what it witnesses, other than simply that of seer and seen.