Sanskrit: अनन्यत्वमधिष्ठानादारोप्यस्य निरीक्षितम् । ्डितै रज्जुसर्पादौ विकल्पो भ्रान्तिजीवनः 
English:  That which is superimposed upon something else is observed by the wise to be identical with the substratum, as in the case of the rope appearing as the snake. The apparent difference depends solely on error.