न वेदाः प्रभवस्तत्र स्मृतीनां स्मरणं कुतः । नानेतिहासयुक्तानां नानामार्गप्रदर्शिनाम् ॥ ३७ ॥
na vēdāḥ prabhavastatra smṛtīnāṁ smaraṇaṁ kutaḥ | nānētihāsayuktānāṁ nānāmārgapradarśinām || 37 ||
Translation
In it the Vedas have no power; how then can the smṛtis be remembered? And of the many Purāṇas, filled with histories and showing many paths,
Word by word
- na
- not
- vēdāḥ
- the Vedas
- prabhavastatra
- are able (have power) there
- smṛtīnāṁ
- of the smṛtis
- smaraṇaṁ
- remembrance
- kutaḥ
- how, whence
- nānētihāsayuktānāṁ
- filled with many histories
- nānāmārgapradarśinām
- showing many paths
Meaning
In the Kali age the Vedas cannot bring their fruit, and the later scriptures fare no better.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Na…: prabhavaḥ, able. (This explanation covers verses 37 and 38.)