यथाक्षणं यथादेशं प्रविचारयता सुखम् । यथासम्भवसत्सङ्गमिदं शास्त्रमथेतरत् ॥ ४५ ॥
yathākṣaṇaṁ yathādēśaṁ pravicārayatā sukham | yathāsambhavasatsaṅgamidaṁ śāstramathētarat || 45 ||
Translation
considering happily, as time and place allow, this work or else another, with such good company as is possible,
Word by word
- yathākṣaṇaṁ
- as time allows
- yathādēśaṁ
- as place allows
- pravicārayatā
- considering
- sukham
- happily
- yathāsambhava
- such as is possible
- satsaṅgam
- with good company
- idaṁ
- this
- śāstram
- work
- atha
- or else
- itarat
- another
Meaning
The commentary takes 'another' as the Upaniṣads and works like them. The verse is generous: this work is not the only door. What matters is unhurried reflection, at the right time and place, with good company when one can find it.