विद्याफलं स्यादसतो निवृत्तिः । प्रवृत्तिरज्ञानफलं तदीक्षितम् । तज्ज्ञाज्ञयोर्यन्मृगतृष्णिकादौ । नोचेद्विदां दृष्टफलं किमस्मात् ॥
vidyāphalaṃ syādasato nivṛttiḥ | pravṛttirajñānaphalaṃ tadīkṣitam | tajjñājñayoryanmṛgatṛṣṇikādau | nocedvidāṃ dṛṣṭaphalaṃ kimasmāt ||
The fruit of knowledge should be turning away from the unreal; turning toward it is the fruit of ignorance. This is seen in how the knower and the ignorant behave before a mirage and the like. Otherwise, what visible fruit would the wise gain from it?
विद्या का फल असत् से निवृत्ति होना चाहिए; उसमें प्रवृत्ति अज्ञान का फल है। मृगतृष्णा आदि के प्रति जानने वाले और न जानने वाले के व्यवहार में यह दिखता है। अन्यथा ज्ञानियों को इससे कौन-सा प्रत्यक्ष फल मिलता?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Someone who knows the shimmer on the road is a mirage does not run for water. Real understanding changes behaviour; if it doesn't, it isn't yet understanding.
जो जानता है कि सड़क पर चमक मृगतृष्णा है, वह पानी के लिए नहीं दौड़ता। सच्ची समझ व्यवहार बदलती है; न बदले तो वह अभी समझ नहीं है।
The guru, continuing his teaching to the disciple, says knowledge shows in turning away from the unreal, as the knower does not run after a mirage while the ignorant does.