मनःप्रशमनोद्भूतं तत्प्राप्यं परमं सुखम् । विकासि शमपुष्पस्य विवेकोच्चतरोः फलम् ॥ ४७ ॥
manaḥpraśamanōdbhūtaṁ tatprāpyaṁ paramaṁ sukham | vikāsi śamapuṣpasya vivēkōccatarōḥ phalam || 47 ||
Translation
that supreme joy, born of stilling the mind, is to be gained: the fruit of the tall tree of discernment, with peace for its opening flower.
Word by word
- manaḥ
- the mind
- praśamana
- of stilling
- udbhūtaṁ
- born
- tat
- that
- prāpyaṁ
- is to be gained
- paramaṁ
- supreme
- sukham
- joy
- vikāsi
- opening
- śama
- peace
- puṣpasya
- for its flower
- vivēka
- of discernment
- ucca
- tall
- tarōḥ
- of the tree
- phalam
- the fruit
Meaning
Tree, flower, fruit. Discernment is the tree, peace its blossom, and supreme joy what comes last. The order teaches something. One cannot have the fruit by wanting fruit. Those who look for happiness directly get frustrated, and those who attend to discernment find that peace has opened and that the rest follows in its season. The commentary calls the tree a wish-granting one.