The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 177

p. 177

ब्रह्मचर्यमूषतुः’ इत्यन्तेनेन्द्रविरोचनयोः प्रजापतौ ब्रह्मचर्यचरणम् ‘एकशतं ह वै वर्षाणि मघवा प्रजापतौ ब्रह्मचर्यमुवास’ इति च ।यदि मृत्युर्नास्तीति तव पक्षः, कथं तर्हि देवासुराणाममृत्यवे ब्रह्मचर्यचरणम्; तत् तयोर्मृत्युसद्भावासद्भावपक्षयोः कतरन्नु सत्यम्, यत्सत्यं तद्वक्तुमर्हसीत्यभिप्रायः ॥

In plain words

...and the text further notes: 'Indra indeed lived as a celibate student with Prajapati for one hundred and one years.' If your position is that death does not exist at all, why did the gods and demons undergo such discipline to overcome it? Between these two conflicting views regarding the reality or unreality of death, which one is truly correct? You should explain that to us.

Close to the Sanskrit

...lived in celibacy, and 'Indra indeed lived one hundred and one years in celibacy with Prajapati'. If your view is that death does not exist, then why the practice of celibacy by the gods and demons for non-death? Therefore, between those two views of the existence and non-existence of death, which one indeed is true? The intent is that you ought to speak what is true.