यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके ।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ॥
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
सब तरफसे परिपूर्ण महान् जलाशयके प्राप्त होनेपर छोटे गड्ढों में भरे जल में मनुष्यका जितना प्रयोजन रहता है अर्थात् कुछ भी प्रयोजन नहीं रहता, वेदों और शास्त्रोंको तत्त्वसे जाननेवाले ब्रह्मज्ञानीका सम्पूर्ण वेदोंमें उतना ही प्रयोजन रहता है अर्थात् कुछ भी प्रयोजन नहीं रहता ॥
English
For one who understands, all the Vedas are as useful as a small puddle when a great reservoir of water is at hand.
श्लोक का अर्थ
A person who truly understands the supreme reality needs the Vedas no more than a person beside a full reservoir needs a tiny puddle.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield, Arjuna is overwhelmed by duty, grief, and contradiction. Krishna answers by showing that real understanding is not scattered across many rules and rituals. For the one who truly knows, the whole point has been grasped.
आज के संदर्भ में
You have read every article, saved every thread, and still feel unsure before making the hard call. At some point, more input stops helping; clear seeing does.
सार
There is relief in not needing endless guidance once the deeper truth is seen.
शब्दार्थ
यावान् (as much) / अर्थः (use, purpose) / उदपाने (in a small water-source) / सर्वतः (from all sides) / संप्लुतोदके (in a fully flooded reservoir) / तावान् (that much) / सर्वेषु (in all) / वेदेषु (in the Vedas) / ब्राह्मणस्य (for the knower of Brahman) / विजानतः (for one who truly knows)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2: सांख्य योग — ज्ञान का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 72 श्लोक हैं।