निमित्ते सति सर्वत्र जलादावपि पूरुष: । आत्मनश्च परस्यापि भिदां पश्यति नान्यदा ॥ २९ ॥
nimitte sati sarvatra jaladav api purusah atmanas ca parasyapi bhidam pasyati nanyada
- nimitte
- on account of causes
- sati
- being
- sarvatra
- everywhere
- jala-adau api
- water and other reflecting media
- purusah
- the person
- atmanah
- oneself
- ca
- and
- parasya api
- another’s self
- bhidam
- differentiation
- pasyati
- sees
- na anyada
- there is no other reason.
Only because of different causes does a person see a difference between himself and others, just as one sees the reflection of a body appearing differently manifested on water, on oil or in a mirror.