भावाभावग्रहोत्सर्गदृशामिह हि राघव । न विचारादृते तत्त्वं ज्ञायते साधु किञ्चन ॥ ५२ ॥
bhāvābhāvagrahōtsargadṛśāmiha hi rāghava | na vicārādṛtē tattvaṁ jñāyatē sādhu kiñcana || 52 ||
Translation
Rāghava, for those here whose sight is set on taking what is and letting go what is not, nothing true is rightly known without inquiry.
Word by word
- bhāva
- what is
- abhāva
- what is not
- graha
- taking
- utsarga
- letting go
- dṛśām
- for those whose sight is set
- iha
- here
- hi
- indeed
- rāghava
- Rāghava
- na
- not
- vicārād
- inquiry
- ṛtē
- without
- tattvaṁ
- true
- jñāyatē
- is known
- sādhu
- rightly
- kiñcana
- anything
Meaning
The commentary takes it of the wise in the world of dealings, who are trying to accept the true and reject the false. Even they, without inquiry, see nothing of the truth. Good intentions do not supply the knowledge of which is which.