उपमेयस्योपमानादेकांशेन सधर्मता । अङ्गीकार्याऽवबोधाय धीमता निर्विवादिना ॥ ६४ ॥
upamēyasyōpamānādēkāṁśēna sadharmatā | aṅgīkāryā’vabōdhāya dhīmatā nirvivādinā || 64 ||
Translation
A wise man who does not quarrel should accept, for the sake of understanding, that the thing compared shares a nature with what it is compared to in one part.
Word by word
- upamēyasya
- the thing compared
- upamānād
- with what it is compared to
- ēka
- one
- aṁśēna
- in part
- sadharmatā
- shares a nature
- aṅgīkāryā
- (aṅgīkāryā) should accept
- avabōdhāya
- for the sake of understanding
- dhīmatā
- a wise man
- nirvivādinā
- who does not quarrel
Meaning
The commentary repeats it simply: likeness in one part is to be accepted. A wise reader takes an example for what it is meant to show and does not press it further.