The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Aparokṣānubhūtiḥ

Verse 108

वाचो यस्मान्निवर्तन्ते तद्वक्तुं केन शक्यते ।प्रपञ्चो यदि वक्तव्यः सोऽपि शब्दविवर्जितः ॥ १०८ ॥

In plain words

Words start toward it and turn back — so who is going to say it? And if you would rather speak of the world instead, that too is left without a single word.

Close to the Sanskrit

That from which words turn back — by whom can that be spoken? If the manifested world is to be spoken of, that too is devoid of any word.