4.17 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future
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तदुपरागापेक्षित्वात् चित्तस्य वस्तुज्ञाताज्ञातं ॥१७॥
tad uparaga apekshitvat chittasya vastu jnatajnatam ||17||
[SS] 4.17 An object is known or unknown depending on whether or not the mind gets colored by it. [p215]
[EB] 4.17 A thing is either known or not known by the mind depending on whether it is noticed by the mind. [p435]
tad = that; whose
uparāga = coloring; to be near; excite; cause; provoke
tad-uparāga = emotional preconception
apekṣitvāt = our expectations; to expect
cittasya = for or through chitta, all that is mutable in human beings;
vastu = object; situation; person
jñāta = known; recognized
ajñātaṁ = not known; misjudged