The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 297

p. 297

किंच, किमेते मध्वाशिनो बम्भ्रम्यमाणाः परिवर्तन्त एव सर्वदा, किं वा ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा मुक्ता भवन्ति, इत्याशङ्क्याह—

In plain words

And there is a further question. Do these honey-eaters just spin on, turning and turning forever? Or do they gain jñāna and become free? Raising that doubt, he says:

Close to the Sanskrit

Moreover — do these honey-eaters, whirling round and round, revolve indeed always, or, having obtained knowledge, do they become liberated? — thus having anticipated the doubt, he says: