कर्त्रा चेदहमित्येवमनुभूयेत मुक्तता । सुखदुःखविनिर्मोको नाहंकर्तरि युज्यते ॥
kartrā cedahamityevamanubhūyeta muktatā | sukhaduḥkhavinirmoko nāhaṃkartari yujyate ||
If freedom were experienced by the agent [the ego] as 'I [am free]', [that cannot be]: release from pleasure and pain is not possible for the 'I'-maker.
यदि कर्ता [अहंकार] 'मैं [मुक्त हूँ]' इस रूप में मुक्ति का अनुभव करे, [तो यह सम्भव नहीं]: सुख-दुःख से छुटकारा अहंकार के लिए उपयुक्त नहीं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The ego that feels pleased and hurt will always swing between them; it cannot become permanently free. Freedom is recognising that you were never only that ego.
जो अहंकार सुख और चोट महसूस करता है, वह सदा इनके बीच झूलता रहेगा; वह स्थायी रूप से मुक्त नहीं हो सकता। मुक्ति यह पहचानना है कि आप कभी केवल वह अहंकार नहीं थे।
Shankaracharya turns to freedom and suffering: freedom cannot be experienced by the ego as 'I [am free]', because release from pleasure and pain does not fit the ego, the 'I'-maker.