विचारणादनुभवकारिवैरिणोऽपि वाङ्मयं त्वनुगतमस्मदादिषु । स्त्रियोक्तमप्यपरमार्थवैदिकं वचो वचःप्रलपनमेव नाऽऽगमः ॥ ६९ ॥
vicāraṇādanubhavakārivairiṇō’pi vāṅmayaṁ tvanugatamasmadādiṣu | striyōktamapyaparamārthavaidikaṁ vacō vacaḥpralapanamēva nā’’gamaḥ || 69 ||
Translation
The word that follows from inquiry, even of an enemy who brings us to experience, is in accord with us; the Vedic-seeming word that is not about the highest, even if spoken by a woman one loves, is mere chatter, not scripture.
Word by word
- vicāraṇād
- from inquiry
- anubhava
- to experience
- kāri
- who brings us
- vairiṇō
- (vairiṇaḥ) of an enemy
- api
- even
- vāṅmayaṁ
- the word
- tu
- but
- anugatam
- is in accord
- asmad
- with us
- ādiṣu
- and the like
- striyā
- by a woman one loves
- uktam
- spoken
- aparamārtha
- not about the highest
- vaidikaṁ
- Vedic-seeming
- vacō
- (vacaḥ) the word
- vacaḥ
- word
- pralapanam
- chatter
- ēva
- mere
- na
- not
- āgamaḥ
- scripture
Meaning
A rucirā verse, and a dense one. The commentary: a word of the Veda, though at first it may seem hostile, on examination gives the experience of the Self, and so for us who rest on experience it is the best authority. A word without the highest goal, even from a dearly loved wife, leads to harm and is mere prattle, neither scripture nor authority. The test of verse 2 returns: a word is judged by what it leads to.