अनुत्पन्नैवोत्थितेव यत्रेति परिवर्ण्यते । यस्मिन्श्रुते जगदिदं श्रोताऽन्तर्बुध्यतेऽखिलम् ॥ १६ ॥
anutpannaivōtthitēva yatrēti parivarṇyatē | yasminśrutē jagadidaṁ śrōtā’ntarbudhyatē’khilam || 16 ||
Translation
is described as though it had arisen, while in truth it was never born. When it is heard, the listener knows this whole world within,
Word by word
- anutpannā
- never born
- ēva
- in truth
- utthitā
- arisen
- iva
- as though
- yatra
- in which
- iti
- thus
- parivarṇyatē
- is described
- yasmin
- when it
- śrutē
- is heard
- jagad
- world
- idaṁ
- this
- śrōtā
- the listener
- antar
- (antaḥ) within
- budhyatē
- knows
- akhilam
- whole
Meaning
This is the central claim of the third book: anutpannā eva utthitā iva, never born, and yet appearing as if risen. The world is not denied as an experience; its birth as a real thing is denied. The next verses describe the world the listener comes to see within himself.