दृष्टवच्चेत्प्ररोहः स्यान्नान्यकर्मा स इष्यते । तन्निरोधे कथं तत्स्यात्पृच्छामो वस्तदुच्यताम् ॥
dṛṣṭavaccetprarohaḥ syānnānyakarmā sa iṣyate | tannirodhe kathaṃ tatsyātpṛcchāmo vastaducyatām ||
[If you say:] 'It does sprout, as we see', [we reply:] it is not held to be a different action. When that [I-notion] has ceased, how could [new action] arise? We ask you: tell us.
[यदि कहो:] 'वह अंकुरित होता है, जैसा देखा जाता है', [तो उत्तर है:] वह कोई दूसरा कर्म नहीं माना जाता। जब वह (मैं-भाव) रुक गया, तो (नया कर्म) कैसे होगा? हम तुमसे पूछते हैं, बताओ।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A step in a debate: the knower's body goes on acting because of what has already been set in motion, not because new bondage is being created.
यह बहस का एक कदम है: ज्ञानी का शरीर पहले से चल पड़े कर्मों के कारण काम करता रहता है, किसी नए बन्धन के कारण नहीं।
An exchange with an opponent: if the knower still visibly acts and lives, does action not still sprout? Shankaracharya answers that this is not new action, and challenges the opponent to explain how new action could arise once the I-notion is stopped.