वर्जयित्वाऽज्ञविज्ञानं जगच्छब्दार्थभाजनम् । जगद्ब्रह्मस्वशब्दानामर्थे नाऽस्त्येव भिन्नता ॥ १० ॥
varjayitvā’jñavijñānaṁ jagacchabdārthabhājanam | jagadbrahmasvaśabdānāmarthē nā’styēva bhinnatā || 10 ||
Translation
Leaving aside the knowledge of the ignorant, which holds the meaning of the word "world", there is no difference at all in the meaning of the words "world", "Brahman" and "Self".
Word by word
- varjayitvā
- leaving aside
- ajña
- of the ignorant
- vijñānaṁ
- the knowledge
- jagac
- (jagat) world
- chabda
- (śabda) of the word
- artha
- the meaning
- bhājanam
- which holds
- jagad
- (jagat) world
- brahma
- Brahman
- sva
- Self
- śabdānām
- of the words
- arthē
- in the meaning
- na
- not
- asti
- there is
- ēva
- at all
- bhinnatā
- difference
Meaning
The commentary: only in the view of the ignorant does the meaning of the word world differ from the meaning of Brahman; for the knowers of truth it does not. The ignorant take the word "world" to mean something besides Brahman; in truth the three words have one referent.