Chapter 28
अमूलमेतद् बहुरूपरूपितं मनोवच:प्राणशरीरकर्म । ज्ञानासिनोपासनया शितेन- च्छित्त्वा मुनिर्गां विचरत्यतृष्ण: ॥ १७ ॥
Transliteration
amūlam etad bahu-rūpa-rūpitaṁ mano-vacaḥ-prāṇa-śarīra-karma jñānāsinopāsanayā śitena cchittvā munir gāṁ vicaraty atṛṣṇaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
amūlam — without foundation; etat — this (false ego); bahu-rūpa — in many forms; rūpitam — ascertained; manaḥ — of the mind; vacaḥ — speech; prāṇa — the life air; śarīra — and the gross body; karma — the functions; jñāna — of transcendental knowledge; asinā — by the sword; upāsanayā — through devotional worship (of the spiritual master); śitena — which has been sharpened; chittvā — cutting off; muniḥ — a sober sage; gām — this earth; vicarati — wanders; atṛṣṇaḥ — free from material desires.
Translation
“Although the false ego has no factual basis, it is perceived in many forms — as the functions of the mind, speech, life air and bodily faculties. But with the sword of transcendental knowledge, sharpened by worship of a bona fide spiritual master, a sober sage will cut off this false identification and live in this world free from all material attachment.”