तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येषु त्वंपदार्थाविवेकतः । व्यज्यते नैव वाक्यार्थो नित्यमुक्तोऽहमित्यतः ॥
tattvamasyādivākyeṣu tvaṃpadārthāvivekataḥ | vyajyate naiva vākyārtho nityamukto'hamityataḥ ||
In sentences like 'Thou art That', because the meaning of the word 'you' is not discriminated, the sentence's meaning, 'I am ever free', is not revealed.
'तत्त्वमसि' आदि वाक्यों में 'त्वम्' पद के अर्थ का विवेक न होने से 'मैं नित्य मुक्त हूँ' यह वाक्यार्थ प्रकट नहीं होता।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
If you hear that you are free but still take 'you' to be the anxious, hurting person, the words cannot land. First see clearly what you mean by 'I'.
यदि आप सुनें कि आप मुक्त हैं, पर 'आप' को वही चिन्तित, दुखी व्यक्ति मानते रहें, तो वे शब्द असर नहीं करते। पहले स्पष्ट देखें कि 'मैं' से आपका क्या अर्थ है।
Shankaracharya explains why 'Thou art That' does not always produce understanding: as long as the meaning of the word 'you' is not discriminated, the sentence's meaning, 'I am ever free', is not revealed.