ज्ञानसत्पुरुषेहाभ्यामकर्त्रा कर्तृरूपिणा । तथा पुंसा निरिच्छेन सममासाद्यते पदम् ॥ ११ ॥
jñānasatpuruṣēhābhyāmakartrā kartṛrūpiṇā | tathā puṁsā niricchēna samamāsādyatē padam || 11 ||
Translation
so the state is reached at the same time by a man without desire, who is not the doer, though he takes the form of a doer through his practice of knowledge and good conduct.
Word by word
- jñāna
- of knowledge
- satpuruṣa
- and good conduct
- īhābhyām
- through the practice
- akartrā
- who is not the doer
- kartṛ
- of a doer
- rūpiṇā
- who takes the form
- tathā
- so
- puṁsā
- by a man
- niricchēna
- without desire
- samam
- at the same time
- āsādyatē
- is reached
- padam
- the state
Meaning
The commentary: in the same way, by removing attachment, pride and the other obstacles to knowledge, a man becomes free of desire and so is not a doer, yet through hearing and good conduct, the means of knowledge, he is a doer in form, and the obstacles are removed along the way as the highest state is reached. He does not fight each hindrance one by one, as the woman does not chase each bird. He keeps to the practice, and the hindrances leave.