Verse 53
Naadbindu
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
काष्ठवज्ज्ञायते देह उन्मन्यावस्थया ध्रुवम् ।
न जानाति स शीतोष्णं न दुःखं न सुखं तथा ॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
काष्ठ-वत् ज्ञायते देहः उन्मनि-अवस्थया ध्रुवम् ।
न जानाति सः शीत-उष्णम् न दुःखम् न सुखम् तथा ॥
IAST Transliteration
kāṣṭhavajjñāyate deha unmanyāvasthayā dhruvam |
na jānāti sa śītoṣṇaṃ na duḥkhaṃ na sukhaṃ tathā ||
Translation
उन्मनी अवस्थेत देह निश्चयच काष्ठासारखा भासतो. तो शीत-उष्ण जाणत नाही, तसेच दुःख व सुखही जाणत नाही.
Academic Translation
In the state of unmanī, the body is certainly perceived as if it were wood. He does not know cold and heat, nor likewise pain and pleasure.
Verse Context
Transcendence of dvandva (pairs of opposites) through unmanī/nirodha leading toward mokshaMahavakya: Indirectly supports mahāvākya purport by showing disidentification from body and dualities consistent with Atman-Brahman realization; no direct citationAtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)