The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣyam

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यथा असौ मृत्युः आत्मीयो धर्मो न भवति, तथा प्रदर्शनाय- अतः ऊर्ध्वं विमोक्षाय ब्रूहीत्येवं जनकेन पर्यनुयुक्तः याज्ञवल्क्यः तद्दिदर्शयिषया प्रवृत्ते-

In plain words

To show that death is not part of the self's own nature — Yājñavalkya, pressed by Janaka's request, 'From here on, speak only of liberation,' now turns to prove exactly that —

Close to the Sanskrit

In order to show how this death is not an inherent property of the self — Yājñavalkya, thus pressed by Janaka with 'From here on speak of liberation,' sets about demonstrating that very point —