तरोर्बीजविपाकाभ्यां यो विद्वाञ्जन्मसंयमौ । तरोर्विलक्षणो द्रष्टा एवं द्रष्टा तनो: पृथक् ॥ ५० ॥
taror bīja-vipākābhyāṁ yo vidvāñ janma-saṁyamau taror vilakṣaṇo draṣṭā evaṁ draṣṭā tanoḥ pṛthak
- taroḥ
- of a tree
- bīja
- (birth from) its seed
- vipākābhyām
- (destruction subsequent to) maturity
- yaḥ
- one who
- vidvān
- in knowledge
- janma
- of birth
- saṁyamau
- and death
- taroḥ
- from the tree
- vilakṣaṇaḥ
- distinct
- draṣṭā
- the witness
- evam
- in the same way
- draṣṭā
- the witness
- tanoḥ
- of the material body
- pṛthak
- is separate
One who observes the birth of a tree from its seed and the ultimate death of the tree after maturity certainly remains a distinct observer separate from the tree. In the same way, the witness of the birth and death of the material body remains separate from it.