बुद्ध्वेदमखिलं शास्त्रं वाचयित्वा विविच्यताम् । अनुभूयत एवैतन्न तूक्तं वरशापवत् ॥ ३२ ॥
buddhvēdamakhilaṁ śāstraṁ vācayitvā vivicyatām | anubhūyata ēvaitanna tūktaṁ varaśāpavat || 32 ||
Translation
Understanding this whole work, having it read out, it should be examined. This is experienced; it is not merely said, as with a boon or a curse.
Word by word
- buddhvā
- understanding
- idam
- this
- akhilaṁ
- whole
- śāstraṁ
- work
- vācayitvā
- having it read out
- vivicyatām
- it should be examined
- anubhūyatē
- it is experienced
- ēva
- indeed
- ētat
- this
- na
- not
- tu
- merely
- uktaṁ
- said
- vara
- a boon
- śāpa
- or a curse
- vat
- as with
Meaning
The commentary: have the whole work read, know it in outline, then examine each verse for its meaning; do not take it as words alone, for its fruit is surely gained, like the boons and curses of Brahmā and the gods. The second line can be read either way: it is experienced, and not merely spoken; or its fruit is as sure as a boon or a curse. Both say the teaching is meant to be lived.