उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

10-15] “ CONSISTING OF EARTH ” 171 dividing line (dividing It into two categories viz., subject and object) in the Self, It cannot illumine Itself. For It is of a homogeneous conscious nature. यद्धर्मा यः पदार्थो न तस्यैवेयात्स कर्मताम् । न ह्यात्मानं दहत्यग्निस्तथा नैव प्रकाशयेत् ॥ १३ ॥ 13. Nothing¹ can be an object of its own quality. For fire does not burn or illumine itself. एतेनैवात्मनात्मनो ग्रहो बुद्धेर्निराकृतः । अंशोऽप्येवं समत्वाद्धि निर्भेदत्वान्न युज्यते ॥ १४ ॥ 14. The doctrine of the Buddhist that the intellect² is perceived by itself is refuted by this. Similarly,³ the assumption of parts in the Self is also unreasonable. For It is of a homogeneous nature without having a dividing line in It. शून्यतापि न युक्ता वै बुद्धेग्गन्येन दृश्यता । युक्ताऽतो घटवत्तस्याः प्राक्सिद्धेश्च विकल्पतः ॥ १५ ॥ 15. The doctrine of the void (Nihilism) is⁴ also not reasonable as it must be accepted that the intellect is witnessed like a jar by another i.e., the Self. For the ¹ The Self is, therefore, not the object of knowledge which is supposed by some to be a quality of the Self. ² There is no Self other than the intellect according to the Buddhists. ³ Like the assumption that the Self is both subject and object. See verses 10—13 and footnotes. ⁴ Like the doctrine that the intellect is the Self.