यथाभावितमेतेषां पदार्थानामतो वपुः । अभ्यासजनितं भाति नाऽस्त्येकं परमार्थतः ॥ ५२ ॥
yathābhāvitamētēṣāṁ padārthānāmatō vapuḥ | abhyāsajanitaṁ bhāti nā’styēkaṁ paramārthataḥ || 52 ||
Translation
So the form of these things shines as it has been dwelt upon, born of habit; in the highest truth there is not even one.
Word by word
- yathā
- as
- bhāvitam
- it has been dwelt upon
- ētēṣāṁ
- of these
- padārthānām
- things
- atō
- (ataḥ) so
- vapuḥ
- the form
- abhyāsa
- of habit
- janitaṁ
- born
- bhāti
- shines
- na
- not
- astya
- (asti) there is
- ēkaṁ
- one
- paramārthataḥ
- in the highest truth
Meaning
The general conclusion: things look as they have been imagined over and over. Habit makes the world solid; in truth there is not one thing.