तन्मनसाऽजिघृक्षत् तन्नाशक्नोन्मनसा ग्रहीतुं स यद्धैनन्मनसाऽग्रहैष्यद्ध्यात्वा हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत् ॥८॥
तत् मनसा अजिघृक्षत् तत् न अशक्नोन् मनसा ग्रहीतुम् सः यत् ह इनत् मनसा अग्रहैष्यत् ध्यात्वा ह इव अन्नम् अत्र अप्स्यत्
tanmanasā'jighṛkṣat tannāśaknonmanasā grahītuṃ sa yaddhainanmanasā'grahaiṣyaddhyātvā haivānnamatrapsyat
उसने सोचा कि दिमाग से उसे पकड़ ले। पर दिमाग से भी पकड़ नहीं पाया। अगर दिमाग से पकड़ पाता, तो सोच के ही खाना मिल जाता।
He desired to grasp it with the mind. He was not able to grasp it with the mind. If he had grasped it with the mind, then by merely thinking/meditating, one would have found satisfaction in food.
Shows that even mental concentration (dhyana) cannot directly grasp the Self; the mind is an instrument but not the knower; points to the need for transcending mental activity in meditation
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