The Vision of Śiva· 2.23 / 90

The Vision of Śiva2.23

2.23
सत्या ह्यसावसत्या वा सत्यत्वे दर्शनक्षतिः । असत्ययापि सत्यस्य संबन्धोऽतीव दुर्घटः ॥२३॥
satyā hyasāvasatyā vā satyatve darśanakṣatiḥ | asatyayāpi satyasya saṃbandho'tīva durghaṭaḥ
— real ; — indeed ; — this (Paśyantī) ; — unreal ; — or ; — if it is real ; — the collapse of (your) doctrine ; — with the unreal ; — even ; — of the real ; — connection ; — exceedingly ; — hard to establish

Is this (nescience) real or unreal? If real, your doctrine collapses; and even (if unreal), a connection of the real (Paśyantī) with the unreal is exceedingly hard to establish.