किमेतया नोऽपकृतं रज्ज्वा वा सर्पचेतस: । द्रष्टु: स्वरूपाविदुषो योऽहं यदजितेन्द्रिय: ॥ १७ ॥
kim etayā no ’pakṛtaṁ rajjvā vā sarpa-cetasaḥ draṣṭuḥ svarūpāviduṣo yo ’haṁ yad ajitendriyaḥ
- kim
- what
- etayā
- by her
- naḥ
- to us
- apakṛtam
- offense has been done
- rajjvā
- by a rope
- vā
- or
- sarpa-cetasaḥ
- who is thinking it to be a snake
- draṣṭuḥ
- of such a seer
- svarūpa
- the real identity
- aviduṣaḥ
- who does not understand
- yaḥ
- who
- aham
- I
- yat
- because of
- ajita-indriyaḥ
- having not controlled the senses
How can I blame her for my trouble when I myself am ignorant of my real, spiritual nature? I did not control my senses, and so I am like a person who mistakenly sees a harmless rope as a snake.