उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

विशेषापोहप्रकरणम् ॥ ६ ॥ CHAPTER VI NEGATION OF ATTRIBUTES छित्त्वा त्यक्तेन हस्तेन स्वयं नात्मा विशिष्यते । तथा शिष्टेन सर्वेण येन येन विशेष्यते ॥ १ ॥

1. The Self Itself is not qualified by an arm which has been cut off and thrown away. Similarly, It is not qualified by any of the remaining things¹ by which It is (thought to be) qualified.² तस्मात्त्यक्तेन हस्तेन तुल्यं सर्वं विशेषणम् । ऽनात्मत्वेन तस्माज्ज्ञो मुक्तः सर्वैर्विशेषणैः ॥ २ ॥
2. Therefore all the qualifications are similar to the arm (cut off and) thrown away as they are all non-Self.³ So the Self is free from all qualifications. विशेषणमिदं सर्वं साध्वलंकराणं यथा । अविद्याध्यासतः सर्वं ज्ञात आत्मन्यसद्भवेत् ॥ ३ ॥ ¹ The gross and subtle bodies and their attributes. ² See verses 91-94, Ch. 18. ³ For they are all superimposed on the Self.