तत्रैवं संभवत्यर्थे श्रुतहानाश्रुतार्थधीः । नैवं कल्पयितुं युक्ता पदवाक्यार्थकोविदैः ॥
tatraivaṃ saṃbhavatyarthe śrutahānāśrutārthadhīḥ | naivaṃ kalpayituṃ yuktā padavākyārthakovidaiḥ ||
When the meaning is possible in this way, the idea of abandoning what is heard and [assuming] a meaning not heard should not be imagined by those who know the meaning of words and sentences.
जब अर्थ इस प्रकार सम्भव है, तो पद और वाक्य के अर्थ के जानकारों को सुने हुए को छोड़कर अनसुने अर्थ की कल्पना नहीं करनी चाहिए।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Read a text for what it actually says before inventing what it must mean. Honest reading respects the words in front of you.
किसी ग्रन्थ को पहले उसी अर्थ में पढ़ें जो वह सचमुच कहता है, फिर अपना अर्थ गढ़ें। ईमानदार पठन सामने लिखे शब्दों का सम्मान करता है।
Shankaracharya rejects a forced reading of 'Thou art That': when its meaning is possible in this straightforward way, those who know the meaning of words and sentences should not imagine dropping what is stated and supplying what is not.