Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 15.14 · Ashtavakra speaks
In whatever you perceive, you alone appear. Do bracelets, armlets and anklets appear different from the gold?
Word by word
यत्
yat
whatever
relative pronoun, neuter, accusative singular
त्वम्
tvam
you
pronoun, nominative singular
पश्यसि
paśyasi
you see
verb, present, 2nd person singular
तत्र
tatra
there
adverb
एकः
ekaḥ
alone, one
adjective, masculine, nominative singular
त्वम्
tvam
you
pronoun, nominative singular
एव
eva
verily
indeclinable
प्रतिभाससे
pratibhāsase
you appear, are reflected
verb, present, 2nd person singular
Advaita holds the Self the only reality, the universe no other than the Self with mere names and forms superimposed, as gold ornaments are nothing but gold.
किम्
kim
(does)?
interrogative particle
पृथक्
pṛthak
separately, different
adverb
भासते
bhāsate
appears
verb, present, 3rd person singular
स्वर्णात्
svarṇāt
from gold
noun, neuter, ablative singular
कटकाङ्गदनूपुरम्
kaṭakāṅgadanūpuram
bracelets, armlets and anklets
noun, neuter, nominative singular (compound)