सार्धं सहस्रं ग्रन्थस्य यस्मिन् हृदि विचारिते । प्रकाशाच्छुद्धतोदेति मणाविव सुमार्जिते ॥ १२ ॥
sārdhaṁ sahasraṁ granthasya yasmin hṛdi vicāritē | prakāśācchuddhatōdēti maṇāviva sumārjitē || 12 ||
Translation
When its fifteen hundred verses are reflected on in the heart, purity arises from the light, as in a well-polished gem.
Word by word
- sārdhaṁ
- and a half
- sahasraṁ
- a thousand
- granthasya
- of the text
- yasmin
- when in which
- hṛdi
- in the heart
- vicāritē
- is reflected on
- prakāśāc
- (prakāśāt) from the light
- śuddhatā
- purity
- udēti
- arises
- maṇau
- in a gem
- iva
- as
- sumārjitē
- well-polished
Meaning
The commentary: reflecting on it, one sees the faults in sense objects, and the heart becomes clear, as a gem shines once it is polished on the stone. It adds that this first part sets out the four preliminaries of a teaching (its subject, purpose, connection and fit hearer) and treats of fate. The gem is already a gem. Polishing only lets its light show.