शमादिभ्यो गुणेभ्यश्च वर्द्धते ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । अन्नात्मकेभ्यो यज्ञेभ्यः शालिवृष्टिरिवोत्तमा ॥ ५ ॥
śamādibhyō guṇēbhyaśca varddhatē jñānamuttamam | annātmakēbhyō yajñēbhyaḥ śālivṛṣṭirivōttamā || 5 ||
Translation
And from calm and the other virtues the highest knowledge grows, as an excellent rain of rice grows from sacrifices that consist of food.
Word by word
- śama
- from calm
- ādibhyō
- (ādibhyaḥ) and the other
- guṇēbhyaś
- (guṇebhyaḥ) virtues
- ca
- and
- varddhatē
- grows
- jñānam
- knowledge
- uttamam
- the highest
- anna
- food
- ātmakēbhyō
- (ātmakebhyaḥ) that consist of
- yajñēbhyaḥ
- from sacrifices
- śāli
- of rice
- vṛṣṭir
- (vṛṣṭiḥ) a rain
- iva
- as
- uttamā
- excellent
Meaning
The commentary explains the image by the old teaching of the sacrifice, which it quotes: the offering rightly cast into the fire reaches the sun, from the sun comes rain, from rain food, and from food creatures. Sacrifices made with food, ghee and the like bring the rain that makes grain abundant; in the same way the virtues of calm and the rest bring about the growth of the highest knowledge. What is given comes back multiplied.