अर्थे ह्यविद्यमानेऽपि संसृतिर्न निवर्तते । ध्यायतो विषयानस्य स्वप्नेऽनर्थागमो यथा ॥ ७३ ॥
arthe hy avidyamane ’pi samsrtir na nivartate dhyayato visayan asya svapne ’narthagamo yatha
- arthe
- sense objects
- hi
- certainly
- avidyamane
- not being present
- api
- although
- samsrtih
- material existence
- na
- never
- nivartate
- ceases
- dhyayatah
- meditating
- visayan
- on sense objects
- asya
- of the living being
- svapne
- in dream
- anartha
- of unwanted things
- agamah
- appearance
- yatha
- as.
When the living entity dreams, the sense objects are not actually present. However, because one has associated with the sense objects, they become manifest. Similarly, the living entity with undeveloped senses does not cease to exist materially, even though he may not be exactly in contact with the sense objects.