परिज्ञानेन सर्पत्वं चित्रसर्पस्य नश्यति । यथा तथैव संसारः स्थित एवोपशाम्यति ॥ ४१ ॥
parijñānēna sarpatvaṁ citrasarpasya naśyati | yathā tathaiva saṁsāraḥ sthita ēvōpaśāmyati || 41 ||
Translation
As by knowing it the snake-ness of a painted snake perishes, so saṁsāra is calmed even while it stands.
Word by word
- parijñānēna
- by knowing it
- sarpatvaṁ
- the snake-ness
- citra
- painted
- sarpasya
- of a snake
- naśyati
- perishes
- yathā
- as
- tathā
- so
- ēva
- indeed
- saṁsāraḥ
- saṁsāra
- sthita
- while it stands
- upaśāmyati
- is calmed
Meaning
The commentary: when the true nature of saṁsāra is known, it is quieted with only its ground remaining. The snake-ness goes; the painting stays. The world stays as appearance, and the danger in it goes.