द्रष्टुर्दृश्यस्य सत्ताऽङ्ग बन्ध इत्यभिधीयते । द्रष्टा दृश्यबलाद्बद्धो दृश्याभावे विमुच्यते ॥ २२ ॥
draṣṭurdṛśyasya sattā’ṅga bandha ityabhidhīyatē | draṣṭā dṛśyabalādbaddhō dṛśyābhāvē vimucyatē || 22 ||
Translation
The being of the seen, dear one, is called the bondage of the seer. The seer is bound by the force of the seen, and is freed when the seen is not.
Word by word
- draṣṭur
- (draṣṭuḥ) of the seer
- dṛśyasya
- of the seen
- sattā
- the being
- aṅga
- dear one
- bandha
- bondage
- iti
- as
- abhidhīyatē
- is called
- draṣṭā
- the seer
- dṛśya
- of the seen
- balād
- by the force
- baddhō
- (baddhaḥ) is bound
- abhāvē
- when it is not
- vimucyatē
- is freed
Meaning
The definition the whole book rests on. The commentary: the existence of the seen world is called the seer's bondage; the seer is in bonds because of the seen, and becomes free when the seen is removed. The other commentary adds: when the seen is known to be false. The seen does not have to be destroyed; it has to stop being taken as real.