2.17 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future
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द्रष्टृदृश्ययोः संयोगो हेयहेतुः ॥१७॥
draṣṭṛ-dṛśyayoḥ saṁyogo heyahetuḥ ||17||
[SS] 2.17 The cause of that avoidable pain is the union of the Seer (Purusha) and seen (Prakriti, or Nature). [p103]
[EB] 2.17 The conjunction between the seer and that which is seen is the cause [of suffering] to be avoided. [p213]
(द्रष्टृ, draṣṭṛ) = the seer; he who perceives; the true self; drastu
(दृश्यः, dṛśyaḥ) = that which is seen; experienced
(संयोग, saṁyoga) = unity; bond; identification
(हेय, heya) = that which should be avoided
(हेतुः, hetuḥ) = cause