शमप्रज्ञादिनिपुणपुरुषार्थक्रमेण च । अभ्यसेत्पुरुषो धीमान्ज्ञानसत्पुरुषक्रमौ ॥ ८ ॥
śamaprajñādinipuṇapuruṣārthakramēṇa ca | abhyasētpuruṣō dhīmānjñānasatpuruṣakramau || 8 ||
Translation
And by a course of striving skilled in calm, understanding and the rest, the wise man should practise knowledge and the conduct of the good.
Word by word
- śama
- in calm
- prajñā
- understanding
- ādi
- and the rest
- nipuṇa
- skilled
- puruṣārtha
- of striving
- kramēṇa
- by a course
- ca
- and
- abhyasēt
- should practise
- puruṣō
- (puruṣaḥ) man
- dhīmān
- the wise
- jñāna
- knowledge
- satpuruṣa
- of the good
- kramau
- and the conduct
Meaning
The commentary: by the order of effort, hearing and the rest, joined with calm, understanding, greatness and the other qualities, the wise man should practise knowledge and good conduct, that is, go over them again and again. Practice here means repetition. Neither knowledge nor conduct is had once and kept; both are returned to.