Dasakam 098 - Sloka 03

नो तिर्यञ्चन्न मर्त्यं न च सुरमसुरं न स्त्रियं नो पुंमांसं न द्रव्यं कर्म जातिं गुणमपि सदसद्वापि ते रूपमाहु: । शिष्टं यत् स्यान्निषेधे सति निगमशतैर्लक्षणावृत्तितस्तत् कृच्छ्रेणावेद्यमानं परमसुखमयं भाति तस्मै नमस्ते ॥३॥नो तिर्यञ्चम्-न मर्त्यंnot bird or animal nor human beingन च सुरम्-असुरम्and not god or demonन स्त्रियं नो पुंमांसंnot a woman or a manन द्रव्यं कर्म जातिंnot a substance, function, speciesगुणम्-अपिattributes alsoसत्-असत्-वा-अपिexistent or non existent alsoते रूपम्-आहु:Thy form is said to beशिष्टं यत् स्यात्-left over whatever isनिषेधे सति निगम-शतै:-negated having been by several Upanishadsलक्षण-आवृत्तित:-तत्by references implied, thatकृच्छ्रेण-आवेद्यमानंwith difficulty made to knowपरम-सुखमयं भातिthe Supreme Bliss shinesतस्मै नमस्तेto That Thee salutationsThy form is said to be, by the wise, of neither bird or animal or of a human being, a god or a demon, a woman or a man, nor is it substance, function, species or attribute, existent or non existent. By such negations by several Upanishads, what is left over, is with great difficulty and implied references made to be known as the Supreme Bliss that shines. To That Thee, salutations.