केवलं समवेक्ष्यन्ते विवेकाध्यासनं धियः । न किञ्चन फलं धत्ते स्वाभ्यासेन विना क्रिया ॥ ११ ॥
kēvalaṁ samavēkṣyantē vivēkādhyāsanaṁ dhiyaḥ | na kiñcana phalaṁ dhattē svābhyāsēna vinā kriyā || 11 ||
Translation
Minds look only for the practice of discrimination. No action bears any fruit without one's own practice.
Word by word
- kēvalaṁ
- only
- samavēkṣyantē
- look for
- vivēka
- of discrimination
- adhyāsanaṁ
- the practice
- dhiyaḥ
- minds
- na
- no
- kiñcana
- any
- phalaṁ
- fruit
- dhattē
- bears
- sva
- one’s own
- abhyāsēna
- practice
- vinā
- without
- kriyā
- action
Meaning
The commentary turns to Rāma: your understanding is already free of stain; now only the practice of discrimination is wanted. The second line is a general rule. Reading, hearing and admiring do not make discrimination one's own. It must be practised.