नहि दृश्यादृते किञ्चिन्मनसो रूपमस्ति हि । दृश्यं चोत्पन्नमेवैतन्नेति वक्ष्याम्यहं पुनः ॥ ४८ ॥
nahi dṛśyādṛtē kiñcinmanasō rūpamasti hi | dṛśyaṁ cōtpannamēvaitannēti vakṣyāmyahaṁ punaḥ || 48 ||
Translation
For the mind has no form at all apart from the seen; and that this seen has not arisen at all, I shall tell you again.
Word by word
- nahi
- for not
- dṛśyād
- (dṛśyāt) from the seen
- ṛtē
- apart from
- kiñcin
- (kiñcit) at all
- manasō
- (manasaḥ) the mind
- rūpam
- form
- asti
- has
- hi
- indeed
- dṛśyaṁ
- seen
- ca
- and
- utpannam
- has arisen
- ēva
- at all
- ētan
- (etat) this
- na
- not
- iti
- that
- vakṣyāmi
- I shall tell
- ahaṁ
- I
- punaḥ
- again
Meaning
The commentary: if the seen, once arisen, is ignorance and mind, how can these be said to be without beginning? Answer: the seen never arose; this will be shown later. The promise is kept through the rest of this part.