Brahma Sūtra 1.3.7

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

स्थित्यदनाभ्यां च

sthityadanābhyāṃ ca

Sūtra translation

And on account of the two conditions of standing and eating (of which the former is characteristic of the highest Lord, the latter of the individual soul).

With reference to that which is the abode of heaven, earth, and so on, the text says, 'Two birds, inseparable friends,' &c. (Mu. Up.

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 1.3.6 in this text

Sūtra

स्थित्यदनाभ्यां च

sthityadanābhyāṃ ca

Sūtra translation

And on account of abiding and eating.

'Two birds, inseparable friends, cling to the same tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit; without eating, the other looks on' (Mu. Up.

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

स्थित्यदनाभ्यां च

sthityadanābhyāṃ ca

Sūtra translation

And (also) on account of the two conditions of standing and eating (described).

In the text, “ (The two like unto two birds, which are inseparably connected and live together, embrace the same tree; of these one

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