अन्वयव्यतिरेकोक्तिस्तद्विवेकाय नान्यथा । त्वंपदार्थविवेके हि पाणावर्पितविल्ववत् ॥
anvayavyatirekoktistadvivekāya nānyathā | tvaṃpadārthaviveke hi pāṇāvarpitavilvavat ||
The method of agreement and difference is taught for discriminating that [meaning of 'you'], not otherwise. For when the meaning of the word 'you' is discriminated, [the sentence's meaning becomes clear] like a bilva fruit placed in the hand.
अन्वय-व्यतिरेक का कथन उसी [त्वम्-पदार्थ] के विवेक के लिए है, अन्यथा नहीं। क्योंकि 'त्वम्' पद के अर्थ का विवेक हो जाने पर [वाक्यार्थ] हथेली पर रखे बेल के फल-सा [स्पष्ट हो जाता है]।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Most of the work in self-inquiry is sorting out what you are not: the body, the moods, the roles. When that is clear, what remains is obvious, like a fruit in your palm.
आत्म-विचार का अधिकांश काम यह छाँटना है कि आप क्या नहीं हैं: शरीर, मनोदशाएँ, भूमिकाएँ। जब यह स्पष्ट हो जाता है, तो जो बचता है वह हथेली पर रखे फल-सा साफ़ होता है।
Shankaracharya says the method of agreement and difference is taught only to discriminate the meaning of 'you'; once that is discriminated, the sentence's meaning is as plain as a bilva fruit placed in one's hand.