यत्र तत्र स्थितस्याऽपि कर्पूरादेः सुगन्धिता । यथोदेति तथा दृश्यं चिद्धातोरुदरे जगत् ॥ ४४ ॥
yatra tatra sthitasyā’pi karpūrādēḥ sugandhitā | yathōdēti tathā dṛśyaṁ ciddhātōrudarē jagat || 44 ||
Translation
As camphor and the like are fragrant wherever they are, so the seen world rises within the element of awareness.
Word by word
- yatra
- where
- tatra
- ever
- sthitasya
- they are
- api
- even
- karpūra
- camphor
- ādēḥ
- and the like
- sugandhitā
- are fragrant
- yathā
- as
- udēti
- rises
- tathā
- so
- dṛśyaṁ
- seen
- cit
- of awareness
- dhātōr
- (dhātoḥ) the element
- udarē
- within
- jagat
- the world
Meaning
The commentary: wherever camphor is kept, its fragrance comes from it, and wherever the seer is, the seen is in him. The fragrance does not depend on the place; it depends on the camphor.