नन्वेवं दृशिसंक्रान्तिरयःपिण्डेऽग्निवद्भवेत् । मुखाभासवदित्येतदादर्शे तन्निराकृतम् ॥
nanvevaṃ dṛśisaṃkrāntirayaḥpiṇḍe'gnivadbhavet | mukhābhāsavadityetadādarśe tannirākṛtam ||
[Objector:] 'But then seeing would pass into [the intellect], like fire into a ball of iron.' [Reply:] That is ruled out by [the example of] the face's reflection in a mirror.
[आपत्तिकर्ता:] 'तब तो लोहे के गोले में अग्नि की तरह द्रष्टा [बुद्धि में] संक्रमित हो जाएगा।' [उत्तर:] दर्पण में मुख के प्रतिबिम्ब [के उदाहरण] से इसका खण्डन हो चुका है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Awareness does not get mixed into the mind or stained by it, as a face is not inside the mirror. Whatever the mind goes through, the Self is not dragged in.
चेतना मन में घुलती या उससे मैली नहीं होती, जैसे मुख दर्पण के भीतर नहीं होता। मन चाहे जिससे गुज़रे, आत्मा उसमें घसीटी नहीं जाती।
An objector says that on this view consciousness would pass into the intellect, as fire enters an iron ball; Shankaracharya replies that the mirror example has already excluded this.