एतच्छास्त्रघनाभ्यासात्पौनःपुन्येन वीक्षणात् । पाण्डित्यं स्यादपूर्वं हि चित्तसंस्कारपूर्वकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
ētacchāstraghanābhyāsātpaunaḥpunyēna vīkṣaṇāt | pāṇḍityaṁ syādapūrvaṁ hi cittasaṁskārapūrvakam || 36 ||
Translation
From close and steady practice of this work, and from looking into it again and again, there comes a learning never had before, one that begins with a refinement of the mind.
Word by word
- ētat
- this
- śāstra
- work
- ghana
- close
- abhyāsāt
- from steady practice
- paunaḥpunyēna
- again and again
- vīkṣaṇāt
- from looking into it
- pāṇḍityaṁ
- learning
- syād
- there comes
- apūrvaṁ
- never had before
- hi
- indeed
- citta
- of the mind
- saṁskāra
- a refinement
- pūrvakam
- that begins with
Meaning
The commentary explains the word apūrva, unprecedented: other works also make one learned, but not through a refinement of the mind. The learning this work gives changes the one who learns, not only what he knows.