वाक्ये हि श्रूयमाणानां पदानामर्थसंस्मृतिः । अन्वयव्यतिरेकाभ्यां ततो वाक्यार्थबोधनम् ॥
vākye hi śrūyamāṇānāṃ padānāmarthasaṃsmṛtiḥ | anvayavyatirekābhyāṃ tato vākyārthabodhanam ||
For in a sentence, the meanings of the words heard are recalled by agreement and difference; from that comes the understanding of the sentence's meaning.
वाक्य में सुने गए पदों के अर्थों का स्मरण अन्वय और व्यतिरेक से होता है; उससे वाक्य के अर्थ का बोध होता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Before a profound sentence can transform you, its words must be clearly understood one by one. Careful study is not opposed to insight; it prepares it.
कोई गहरा वाक्य आपको बदल सके, उससे पहले उसके शब्दों को एक-एक करके ठीक से समझना होगा। सावधान अध्ययन अनुभूति का विरोधी नहीं, उसकी तैयारी है।
Shankaracharya explains how a sentence is understood: on hearing its words, one recalls their meanings by agreement and difference (anvaya-vyatireka), and from that the meaning of the sentence is understood.