न किञ्चिदपि सम्पन्नं न च जातं न दृश्यते । तद् ब्रह्माकाशमाकाशमेव स्थितमनन्तकम् ॥ ४० ॥
na kiñcidapi sampannaṁ na ca jātaṁ na dṛśyatē | tad brahmākāśamākāśamēva sthitamanantakam || 40 ||
Translation
nothing at all is complete, nothing born, nothing seen: that space of Brahman stands as space alone, endless.
Word by word
- na
- not
- kiñcid
- (kiñcit) anything
- api
- at all
- sampannaṁ
- complete
- ca
- and
- jātaṁ
- born
- dṛśyatē
- seen
- tad
- (tat) that
- brahma
- of Brahman
- ākāśam
- space
- ēva
- alone
- sthitam
- stands
- anantakam
- endless
Meaning
The commentary: though this delusion shaped as the cosmic egg has come about, nothing has come about, nothing has been born, nothing is seen; there is only the stainless, endless space of Brahman. Another commentary: nothing is seen from the standpoint of the highest truth. The whole account of the first being is told and in the same breath withdrawn.