तच्चिन्तनं तत्कथनमन्योन्यं तत्प्रबोधनम् । एतदेकपरत्वं च तदभ्यासं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ २४ ॥
taccintanaṁ tatkathanamanyōnyaṁ tatprabōdhanam | ētadēkaparatvaṁ ca tadabhyāsaṁ vidurbudhāḥ || 24 ||
Translation
Thinking of That, speaking of That, waking one another to That, and being given to That alone: this the wise call practice.
Word by word
- tac
- (tat) of That
- cintanaṁ
- thinking
- tat
- of That
- kathanam
- speaking
- anyōnyaṁ
- one another
- prabōdhanam
- waking
- ētad
- (etat) this
- ēka
- alone
- paratvaṁ
- being given to
- ca
- and
- tad
- (tat) that
- abhyāsaṁ
- practice
- vidur
- (viduḥ) call
- budhāḥ
- the wise
Meaning
One of the best-known verses of the work. The commentary: to think of it, so as to fix it in one's own mind beyond doubt; to speak of it, so as to test it against the understanding of others who know; to teach it to one another, so that each learns what he lacks; and always to keep the mind on it: this the learned call the practice of knowledge. Another commentary: thinking of Brahman alone, teaching one another, and being intent on it as one. Practice here is not a technique but a whole life turned towards one thing.