त्रिजगत्प्रतिबिम्बश्रीर्बहिरन्तश्च संस्थिता । तत्र वै कृत्रिमा का स्यात्काऽसौ वा स्यादकृत्रिमा ॥ १४ ॥
trijagatpratibimbaśrīrbahirantaśca saṁsthitā | tatra vai kṛtrimā kā syātkā’sau vā syādakṛtrimā || 14 ||
Translation
the splendour of the reflection of the three worlds stands there, outside and inside: which of them is artificial, and which is not artificial?"
Word by word
- trijagat
- of the three worlds
- pratibimba
- of the reflection
- śrīr
- (śrīḥ) the splendour
- bahir
- (bahiḥ) outside
- antaś
- (antaḥ) inside
- ca
- and
- saṁsthitā
- stands
- tatra
- there
- vai
- indeed
- kṛtrimā
- artificial
- kā
- which
- syāt
- is
- asau
- that
- vā
- or
- akṛtrimā
- not artificial
Meaning
The commentary: in that mirror of awareness the splendour of the three worlds stands outside and inside; of these, the inner and the outer, which creation is unreal, kṛtrima, made, and which is real? Kṛtrima is "made, artificial": a copy, as opposed to the original.