सोऽध्यासो नेति नेतीति प्राप्तवत्प्रतिषिध्यते । भूयोऽध्यासविधिः कश्चित्कुतश्चिन्नोपपद्यते ॥
so'dhyāso neti netīti prāptavatpratiṣidhyate | bhūyo'dhyāsavidhiḥ kaścitkutaścinnopapadyate ||
That superimposition is negated by 'not this, not this' as though it had really been there; no further injunction of [another] superimposition is possible from any source.
उस अध्यास का 'नेति नेति' द्वारा ऐसे निषेध किया जाता है मानो वह सचमुच प्राप्त हो; फिर किसी और अध्यास का विधान कहीं से भी सम्भव नहीं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The method is subtraction: set aside, one by one, what you are not. Nothing new needs to be put in its place.
विधि घटाने की है: जो आप नहीं हैं उसे एक-एक करके अलग रखिए। उसकी जगह कुछ नया रखने की ज़रूरत नहीं।
Shankaracharya explains 'not this, not this': it negates the superimposition as though it were really there, and no further injunction is needed.