Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 1.5 / 5

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord1.5

1.5
तत्र ज्ञानं स्वतःसिद्धं क्रिया कायाश्रिता सती परैर् अप्य् उपलक्ष्येत तयान्यज्ञानम् ऊह्यते ॥५॥
tatra jñānaṃ svataḥsiddhaṃ kriyā kāyāśritā satī parair apy upalakṣyeta tayānyajñānam ūhyate
— of these two, in that case ; — knowledge ; — self-established, proven by itself ; — action ; — residing in the body, dependent on the body ; — being, since it is ; — by others ; — also, even ; — can be observed, can be discerned ; — through it (action) ; — another's knowledge ; — is inferred, is surmised

Of these two, knowledge is self-established; action, since it resides in the body, can be observed even by others, and through it the knowledge of another is inferred.