देहतद्धर्मतत्कर्मतदवस्थादिसाक्षिणः । सत एव स्वतःसिद्धं तद्वैलक्षण्यमात्मनः ॥
dehataddharmatatkarmatadavasthādisākṣiṇaḥ | sata eva svataḥsiddhaṃ tadvailakṣaṇyamātmanaḥ ||
The Self is the witness of the body, its traits, its actions and its states. Being existence itself, its difference from them is self-evident.
आत्मा शरीर, उसके धर्मों, उसके कर्मों और उसकी अवस्थाओं का साक्षी है। वह स्वयं सत् है, इसलिए उसका इनसे भिन्न होना स्वतः सिद्ध है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
You can observe your body getting tired, your habits, your moods. The very fact that you can watch them shows you are not simply them.
आप अपने शरीर की थकान, अपनी आदतें, अपनी मनोदशाएँ देख सकते हैं। आप उन्हें देख पाते हैं, यही बताता है कि आप केवल वे नहीं हैं।
In the Vivekachudamani, attributed to Shankaracharya, the guru says the Self is self-evidently different from the body, being the witness of all that belongs to it.