Yoga s

Verse 17
Verses and Translation 49
tÊpragapei]Tvai½ÄSy vStu }ata}atm!
ta duparāga apekṣitvā t cittasya vastu jñāta ajñātam
An object is known or unknown,
all depending on the mood and expectation
of the particular mento-emotional energy
of the person in reference to it.
Verse 18
sda }ataiíÄv&ÄyStTàÉae> pué;Syapir[aimTvat!
s adā jñātāḥ cittavṛttayaḥ
tatprabhoḥ puruṣ asya apariṇāmitvāt
The operations of the mento-emotional energy
are always known to that governor
because of the changelessness of that spirit.
Verse 19
n tTSvaÉas< †ZyTvat!
na tat svābhāsa ṁ dṛśyatvāt That mento-emotional energy is not self-illuminative
for it is rather only capable of being perceived.
Verse 20
@ksmye caÉyanvxar[m!
ekasamaye ca ubhaya anavadhāraṇam It cannot execute the focus of both at the same time.
Verse 21
icÄaNtr†Zye buiÏbuÏeritàs¼> Sm&its»rí
cittāntaradṛśye buddhibuddheḥ
atiprasaṅgaḥ smṛtisaṅkaraḥ ca
In the perception of mento-emotional energy
by another such energy, there would be an intellect
perceiving another intellect independently.
That would cause absurdity and confusion of memory.