योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-211, verse-16
चित्स्वभावतया भातं भारूपमिव दृश्यते ।
अस्मिंश्चिदभिमानश्च विद्यते न स्वभावतः ॥ १६ ॥
अस्मिंश्चिदभिमानश्च विद्यते न स्वभावतः ॥ १६ ॥
citsvabhāvatayā bhātaṃ bhārūpamiva dṛśyate ,
asmiṃścidabhimānaśca vidyate na svabhāvataḥ 16
asmiṃścidabhimānaśca vidyate na svabhāvataḥ 16
16.
It is the nature of the intellect to reflect in itself, and all that is seen about us, is the shadow of that reflection; the knowledge of substantiality in this shadowy reflection, proceeds from the vanity of the intellect, and not from its nature which [is] free from mistake.