शिष्यायाऽस्मि विनीताय भरद्वाजाय धीमते । एकाग्रो दत्तवांस्तस्मै मणिमब्धिरिवाऽर्थिने ॥ ५ ॥
śiṣyāyā’smi vinītāya bharadvājāya dhīmatē | ēkāgrō dattavāṁstasmai maṇimabdhirivā’rthinē || 5 ||
Translation
and with a single mind gave them to my humble, intelligent disciple Bharadvāja, as the ocean gives a jewel to one who asks.
Word by word
- śiṣyāya
- to the disciple
- asmi
- I
- vinītāya
- humble
- bharadvājāya
- Bharadvāja
- dhīmatē
- intelligent
- ēkāgraḥ
- with a single mind
- dattavāṁs
- (dattavān) gave
- tasmai
- to him
- maṇim
- a jewel
- abdhiḥ
- the ocean
- iva
- as
- arthinē
- to one who asks
Meaning
The ocean was held to be the store of jewels; as it yields one to a seeker, the teacher gives freely to a fit student.