इदं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुरुषार्थफलप्रदम् । तज्ज्ञादाप्ताच्च सच्छास्त्रं श्रोतव्यं किल धीमता ॥ १३ ॥
idaṁ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṁ puruṣārthaphalapradam | tajjñādāptācca sacchāstraṁ śrōtavyaṁ kila dhīmatā || 13 ||
Translation
This true scripture brings fame and long life, and gives the fruit of the aims of man; the wise should surely hear it from one who knows it and is trustworthy.
Word by word
- idaṁ
- this
- yaśasyam
- brings fame
- āyuṣyaṁ
- and long life
- puruṣārtha
- of the aims of man
- phala
- the fruit
- pradam
- gives
- tajjñād
- from one who knows it
- āptāt
- trustworthy
- ca
- and
- sat
- true
- śāstraṁ
- scripture
- śrōtavyaṁ
- should be heard
- kila
- surely
- dhīmatā
- by the wise
Meaning
The commentary: this scripture gives renown, lengthens life and gives the fruit that is the aim of man, and the wise should hear it from a kindly teacher who knows it. Two marks of the teacher are named: he knows (tajjña) and he can be trusted (āpta), one who wishes the hearer well. Knowledge without trust, or trust without knowledge, is not enough to learn from.