DRASHTRI DRISHYAYOH SANYOGO HEYAHETUH ||17||
द्रष्टृदृश्ययोः संयोगो हेयहेतुः ॥१७॥
draṣṭṛ-dṛśyayoḥ saṁyogo heyahetuḥ ||17||
For identificaiton of the true self (drashtu) with that which is mutable is the cause of suffering. ||17||
draṣṭṛ = (iic.) the seer; he who perceives; the true self; drastu
dṛśyaḥ = (loc. du. m./g. du. m./loc. du. n./g. du. n) that which is seen; experienced
saṁyoga = (nom. sg. m.) unity; bond; identification
heya = (iic.) that which should be avoided
hetuḥ = (nom. sg. m. from hetu) cause