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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.9.41

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 9 · Verse 41

Verse 41

तस्मादभ्यासयोगेन युक्त्या न्यायोपपत्तिभिः । जगद्भ्रान्तिर्यथा शाम्येत्तवेदं कथ्यते शृणु ॥ ४१ ॥

tasmādabhyāsayōgēna yuktyā nyāyōpapattibhiḥ | jagadbhrāntiryathā śāmyēttavēdaṁ kathyatē śṛṇu || 41 ||

Translation

Therefore, by the discipline of practice, by reasoning, and by arguments that hold, hear what I tell you, so that the delusion of the world may be stilled.

Word by word

tasmāt
therefore
abhyāsa
of practice
yōgēna
by the discipline
yuktyā
by reasoning
nyāya
that hold
upapattibhiḥ
by arguments
jagad
of the world
bhrāntir
(bhrāntiḥ) the delusion
yathā
so that
śāmyēt
may be stilled
tava
you
idaṁ
what
kathyatē
I tell
śṛṇu
hear

Meaning

The method of the whole Utpatti Prakaraṇa in one line: practice (abhyāsa), reasoning (yukti), and sound arguments (nyāya-upapatti). The commentary: so that this delusion of the world may be stilled again and again by practice, by reasonings and by examples, I tell it to you. Understanding once is not enough; it must be practised until it is natural.