नवबुद्ध्यपहाराद्धि स्वात्मानं दशपूरणम् । अपश्यञ्ज्ञातुमेवेच्छेत्स्वमात्मानं जनस्तथा ॥
navabuddhyapahārāddhi svātmānaṃ daśapūraṇam | apaśyañjñātumevecchetsvamātmānaṃ janastathā ||
Because his mind was carried off by the nine, a man not seeing himself, who completes the ten, would want to know only himself [as the tenth]; so too people [seek] their own Self.
नौ में बुद्धि उलझी रहने से, दस को पूरा करने वाला व्यक्ति स्वयं को न देखकर केवल अपने को ही जानना चाहता है; वैसे ही लोग अपनी आत्मा को [ढूँढते हैं]।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
We count everything in our lives, people, roles, possessions, and still feel something is missing. Often what is missing is the one doing the counting.
हम अपने जीवन में सब कुछ गिनते हैं, लोग, भूमिकाएँ, सम्पत्ति, फिर भी लगता है कुछ कमी है। अक्सर जो छूट रहा है वह गिनने वाला स्वयं है।
Shankaracharya recalls the story of the tenth man: ten travellers cross a river, and the one who counts them counts only nine, forgetting himself. Seeking the missing tenth, he wants to know only himself, though he does not realise it; so too do people seek their own Self.