अनाप्ताखिलशैलादिप्रतिबिम्बे हि यादृशी । स्याद् दर्पणे दर्पणता केवलात्मस्वरूपिणी ॥ ५७ ॥
anāptākhilaśailādipratibimbē hi yādṛśī | syād darpaṇē darpaṇatā kēvalātmasvarūpiṇī || 57 ||
Translation
As a mirror that has taken in no reflection of mountains and the rest has the mirror-ness of its own nature alone,
Word by word
- anāpta
- that has taken in no
- akhila
- all
- śaila
- of mountains
- ādi
- and the rest
- pratibimbē
- reflection
- hi
- indeed
- yādṛśī
- as
- syād
- (syāt) has
- darpaṇē
- a mirror
- darpaṇatā
- mirror-ness
- kēvala
- alone
- ātma
- of its own
- svarūpiṇī
- nature
Meaning
The sentence continues in the next verse. A mirror reflecting nothing is still a mirror, wholly itself. The commentary keeps the image.