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‘यामांशभागस्य त्रियामश्चन्द्रः’ इति श्रुतेः चन्द्रांशभागस्य प्रतिपच्चन्द्रकलादर्शने यथा महीरुहस्य वृक्षस्य शाखा हेतुर्भवति, तथा हि वेदाः तथैव परमात्मनः स्वरूपभूते संवेदने नित्ये अविनाशिनि अर्थे परमपुरुषार्थस्वरूपे पूर्णानन्दरूपे हेतवो भवन्ति, न पुनः साक्षाद्वाचामगोचरं परमात्मानं प्रतिपादयन्तीत्येवम् आमनन्ति ॥
In plain words
As the sacred text says, 'The moon belongs to a fraction of the night's watch': just as the slender branch of a tree helps a person locate the delicate crescent moon of the first lunar day, so too do the Vedas serve as pointers. They guide us toward that eternal, indestructible reality of pure consciousness which is the Supreme Self—the supreme goal and boundless joy. They do not capture or encapsulate the transcendent Self directly in words, but rather point beyond themselves; thus the sages understand the scriptures.
Close to the Sanskrit
Based on the śruti: 'The moon is of three watches of a night-watch portion,' just as the branch of a tree serves as an indicator when observing the crescent digit of the first-day moon, similarly indeed do the Vedas become indicators regarding the eternal, indestructible, supreme goal and complete bliss nature of consciousness which is the essential nature of the Supreme Self; they do not declare the Supreme Self, who is directly beyond speech, in a literal manner—thus the wise declare.