यथेदं श्रूयते शास्त्रं तामापातनिकां शृणु । विचार्यते यथार्थोऽयं यथा च परिभाषया ॥ ४९ ॥
yathēdaṁ śrūyatē śāstraṁ tāmāpātanikāṁ śṛṇu | vicāryatē yathārthō’yaṁ yathā ca paribhāṣayā || 49 ||
Translation
Listen to the introduction by which this work is heard, and how its true meaning is examined, and by what conventions.
Word by word
- yathā
- by which
- idaṁ
- this
- śrūyatē
- is heard
- śāstraṁ
- work
- tām
- to that
- āpātanikāṁ
- introduction
- śṛṇu
- listen
- vicāryatē
- is examined
- yathārthō
- (yathārthaḥ) its true meaning
- ayaṁ
- this
- ca
- and
- paribhāṣayā
- by what conventions
Meaning
Āpātanikā is an introduction or approach. The commentary: listen to the illustration by which this work is heard and to the convention by which it is truly examined. What follows is a short theory of illustration.