Brahma Sūtra 3.2.10
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
मुग्धेऽर्धसंपत्तिः परिशेषात्
mugdhe'rdhasaṃpattiḥ pariśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
In him who is senseless (in a swoon, &c.) there is half-union ; on account of this remaining (as the only possible hypothesis).
There now arises the question of what kind that state is which ordinarily is called a swoon or being stunned. Here the purvapakshin maintains
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
मुग्धेऽर्धसंपत्तिः परिशेषात्
mugdhe'rdhasaṃpattiḥ pariśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
In the swooning person there is half-combination; this being the remaining (hypothesis).
With regard to a person lying in a swoon or stunned, the question arises whether that state of swoon is one of the other
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
मुग्धेऽर्धसम्पत्तिः परिशेषात्
mugdhe'rdhasampattiḥ pariśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
There is half entering into Brahman in a swoon ; on account of this remaining as the only possible alternative.
When falling into a swoon, the soul has a half enter- ing into Brahman. The following is said in the Varâha Purâna, “ When