Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 11.13 / 17

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord11.13

11.13
रजतैकविमर्शे ऽपि शुक्तौ न रजतस्थितिः उपाधिदेशासंवादाद् द्विचन्द्रे ऽपि नभो ऽन्यथा ॥१३॥
rajataikavimarśe 'pi śuktau na rajatasthitiḥ upādhideśāsaṃvādād dvicandre 'pi nabho 'nyathā
— even when there is the single awareness '(this is) silver' ; — even ; — in the mother-of-pearl ; — there is no ; — actual establishment of silver ; — because of the non-agreement of the qualifying place (and time) ; — in (the perception of) a double moon ; — even ; — the sky (the locus) ; — (is) otherwise (than as a true second moon)

Even when there is the single awareness '(this is) silver', there is no real establishment of silver in the mother-of-pearl, because of the non-agreement of the qualifying place (and time); and in (the perception of) a double moon, too, the sky (yields a result) otherwise (than a true second moon would).