एतावानात्मसम्मोहो यद् विकल्पस्तु केवले । आत्मनृते स्वमात्मानमवलम्बो न यस्य हि ॥ ३६ ॥
etāvān ātma-sammoho yad vikalpas tu kevale ātman ṛte svam ātmānam avalambo na yasya hi
- etāvān
- whatever
- ātma
- of the self
- sammohaḥ
- delusion
- yat
- which
- vikalpaḥ
- idea of duality
- tu
- but
- kevale
- in the unique
- ātman
- in the self
- ṛte
- without
- svam
- that very
- ātmānam
- self
- avalambaḥ
- basis
- na
- there is not
- yasya
- of which (duality)
- hi
- indeed
Whatever apparent duality is perceived in the self is simply the confusion of the mind. Indeed, such supposed duality has no basis to rest upon apart from one’s own soul.