कृष्णलादौ प्रमाजन्म तदन्यार्थामृदुत्वतः । तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येषु न त्वेवमविरोधतः ॥
kṛṣṇalādau pramājanma tadanyārthāmṛdutvataḥ | tattvamasyādivākyeṣu na tvevamavirodhataḥ ||
In the case of the gold pieces and the like, valid knowledge [in a secondary sense] arises because the other meaning, softening, is impossible; but it is not so with sentences like 'Thou art That', since there is no contradiction there.
सोने के टुकड़ों [को पकाने] आदि में [गौण अर्थ में] प्रमाणिक ज्ञान इसलिए होता है कि दूसरा अर्थ, नरम होना, वहाँ सम्भव नहीं; पर 'तत् त्वम् असि' जैसे वाक्यों में ऐसा नहीं है, क्योंकि वहाँ कोई विरोध नहीं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A sentence is read figuratively only when the literal sense is impossible. Shankara insists 'Thou art That' is meant literally.
किसी वाक्य का लाक्षणिक अर्थ तभी लिया जाता है जब शाब्दिक अर्थ असम्भव हो। शंकराचार्य कहते हैं कि 'तत् त्वम् असि' का अर्थ शाब्दिक ही है।
A technical reply in the debate with the Mimamsakas. They cite the Vedic injunction to 'cook' gold pieces (krishnala), where the word must be read in a secondary sense because gold cannot be softened; Shankaracharya says 'Thou art That' is not such a case.