भ्रमो जगदहं चेति स्थित एवोपशाम्यति । स्वप्नमोहः परिज्ञात इव नो भ्रमयत्यलम् ॥ ३८ ॥
bhramō jagadahaṁ cēti sthita ēvōpaśāmyati | svapnamōhaḥ parijñāta iva nō bhramayatyalam || 38 ||
Translation
The delusion 'the world and I' is calmed even while it stands; like the confusion of a dream once it is known, it no longer misleads.
Word by word
- bhramō
- (bhramaḥ) the delusion
- jagad
- the world
- ahaṁ
- I
- ca
- and
- iti
- thus
- sthita
- while it stands
- ēva
- even
- upaśāmyati
- is calmed
- svapna
- of a dream
- mōhaḥ
- the confusion
- parijñāta
- once it is known
- iva
- like
- nō
- (na u) no longer
- bhramayati
- misleads
- alam
- at all
Meaning
The commentary: the delusion of I and world is destroyed and only the ground remains; as a dream recognised as a dream no longer deceives, so this. Sthita eva, even while it stands: the world does not have to disappear for the delusion about it to end.