नाभाव उपलब्धेः
There is no non-existence, because it is apprehended (as existent).
वैधर्म्याच् च न स्वप्नादिवत्
And not like dream and so on, because of the difference in nature.
न भावो ऽनुपलब्धेः
There is no existence, because it is not apprehended.
सर्वथानुपपत्तेश् च
And because it is not reasonable in any way.
नैकस्मिन्न् असम्भवात्
Not in one, because it is impossible.
एवं चात्माकार्त्स्न्यम्
And thus, the all-pervasiveness of the self (is established).
न च पर्यायाद् अप्य् अविरोधो विकारादिभ्यः
Nor is there non-contradiction even by succession, because of transformation and so on.
अन्त्यावस्थितेश् चोभयनित्यत्वाद् अविशेषः
And because both are eternal in the final state, there is no distinction.
पत्युर् असामञ्जस्यात्
Because it is not fitting for the Lord.
अधिष्ठानानुपपत्तेश् च
And because the substratum is not reasonable.
करणवच् चेन् न भोगादिभ्यः
If (the self) were like an instrument, no, because of enjoyment and so on.
अन्तवत्त्वम् असर्वज्ञता वा
There would be either finitude or lack of omniscience.
उत्पत्त्यसंभवात्
Because origination is impossible.
न च कर्तुः करणम्
And the instrument is not the agent.
विज्ञानादिभावे वा तदप्रतिषेधः
Or, if there is cognition and so on, then there is no denial of that.
विप्रतिषेधाच् च
And because of mutual contradiction.
न वियदश्रुतेः
Not from space, because it is not heard.
अस्ति तु
But it does exist.
गौण्यसंभवाच् छब्दाच् च
Because of the possibility of a secondary meaning and because of the word.
स्याच् चैकस्य ब्रह्मशब्दवत्
And for one, it may be as with the word 'Brahman'.
प्रतिज्ञाहानिर् अव्यतिरेकात्
There is no violation of the proposition, because there is no separation.
शब्देभ्यः
From the words.
यावद्विकारं तु विभागो लोकवत्
But the distinction lasts only as long as the modification, as in the world.
एतेन मातरिश्वा व्याख्यातः
By this, air is also explained.
असंभवस् तु सतो ऽनुपपत्तेः
But there is impossibility, because existence does not fit.
तेजो ऽतस् तथा ह्य् आह
Therefore, fire; thus it is said.
आपः
Water.
पृथिवी
Earth.
अधिकाररूपशब्दान्तरेभ्यः
From other words indicating the form of the context.
तदभिध्यानाद् एव तु तल्लिङ्गात् सः
But only from the meditation upon that, because of the sign.