इदं श्राव्यं सुखकरं यथादृष्टान्तसुन्दरम् । अविरुद्धमशेषेण शास्त्रं वाक्यार्थबन्धुना ॥ १५ ॥
idaṁ śrāvyaṁ sukhakaraṁ yathādṛṣṭāntasundaram | aviruddhamaśēṣēṇa śāstraṁ vākyārthabandhunā || 15 ||
Translation
This scripture should be heard by one who holds the meaning of the great saying dear. It gives joy, is lovely with its fitting illustrations, and contradicts nothing in the whole of scripture.
Word by word
- idaṁ
- this
- śrāvyaṁ
- should be heard
- sukhakaraṁ
- gives joy
- yathā
- fitting
- dṛṣṭānta
- with illustrations
- sundaram
- lovely
- aviruddham
- contradicts nothing
- aśēṣēṇa
- in the whole
- śāstraṁ
- scripture
- vākya
- of the great saying
- artha
- the meaning
- bandhunā
- by one who holds dear
Meaning
Vākyārtha-bandhunā, a difficult phrase: one who has the meaning of the sentence as a kinsman. The commentary takes it as one to whom knowledge of the Self is dear. The word yathā-dṛṣṭānta, with fitting examples, describes what will make this work famous. Its stories are its method, as was said at 2.10.8. And a-viruddham, not in conflict: the commentary says no scripture opposes it. A new voice in a tradition has to show that it stays within it.