एकस्मिन्नेव वै तेषामभ्यस्ते विमलोदये । चत्वारोऽपि किलाऽभ्यस्ता भवन्ति सुधियां वर ॥ २१ ॥
ēkasminnēva vai tēṣāmabhyastē vimalōdayē | catvārō’pi kilā’bhyastā bhavanti sudhiyāṁ vara || 21 ||
Translation
When even one of them is practised, and rises clear, then all four, best of the wise, are practised indeed.
Word by word
- ēkasmin
- one
- ēva
- even
- vai
- indeed
- tēṣām
- of them
- abhyastē
- when is practised
- vimala
- clear
- udayē
- rises
- catvārō
- (catvāraḥ) all four
- api
- too
- kila
- indeed
- abhyastā
- (abhyastāḥ) practised
- bhavanti
- are
- sudhiyāṁ
- of the wise
- vara
- best
Meaning
The commentary begins with a concession: if one cannot practise all of them, then by practising one well. Another commentary says that by practising one of them excellently, the practice of all four follows of necessity. The verse is an encouragement. No one has to master four disciplines at once.