प्रतिशब्दपदार्थानां सर्वेषामेष एव सः । तस्मादुदेति जीवाली दीपाली दीपकादिव ॥ १० ॥
pratiśabdapadārthānāṁ sarvēṣāmēṣa ēva saḥ | tasmādudēti jīvālī dīpālī dīpakādiva || 10 ||
Translation
Of all the objects of all words, he alone is that; from him the row of jīvas rises, as a row of lamps from a lamp.
Word by word
- pratiśabda
- of all words
- padārthānāṁ
- of the objects
- sarvēṣām
- of all
- ēṣa
- he
- ēva
- alone
- saḥ
- that
- tasmād
- (tasmāt) from him
- udēti
- rises
- jīva
- of jīvas
- ālī
- the row; a row
- dīpa
- of lamps
- dīpakād
- (dīpakāt) from a lamp
- iva
- as
Meaning
The commentary: this inner Self is the self of all words and all things; and as many lamps are lit from one lamp, so all the jīvas appear from it. Another commentary: even when all is denied, this inner awareness stands as the self of all words and meanings of māyā. A lamp lit from a lamp takes nothing from it; the first flame is not smaller.