सत्समागमसन्तोषविचाराः सुविचारितम् । प्रवर्तन्ते शमस्वच्छे वाहनानीव सागरे ॥ २३ ॥
satsamāgamasantōṣavicārāḥ suvicāritam | pravartantē śamasvacchē vāhanānīva sāgarē || 23 ||
Translation
Good company, contentment and inquiry, carefully considered, move freely on the clear sea of peace, as ships move on the ocean.
Word by word
- sat
- good
- samāgama
- company
- santōṣa
- contentment
- vicārāḥ
- and inquiry
- suvicāritam
- carefully considered
- pravartantē
- move freely
- śama
- of peace
- svacchē
- on the clear
- vāhanāni
- ships
- iva
- as
- sāgarē
- on the ocean
Meaning
Another commentary draws the scene. When peace has stilled the waves of distraction and the sea of the mind is clear, with no crocodiles of attachment and aversion to trouble it, then good company, contentment and inquiry sail on it like great ships, without hindrance. Peace is the water they need. On a stormy sea the other three cannot move.