तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया ।उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः ॥
tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā |upadekṣyanti te jñānaṃ jñāninas tattvadarśinaḥ ||
- तत् · tat
- that (knowledge)
- विद्धि · viddhi
- learn, know
- प्रणिपातेन · praṇipātena
- by prostration, humble approach
- परिप्रश्नेन · paripraśnena
- by questioning, inquiry
- सेवया · sevayā
- by service
- उपदेक्ष्यन्ति · upadekṣyanti
- they will teach
- ते · te
- to you
- ज्ञानम् · jñānam
- knowledge
- ज्ञानिनः · jñāninaḥ
- the knowers
- तत्त्वदर्शिनः · tattvadarśinaḥ
- the seers of truth
“Learn that by humble approach, by questioning, and by service. The knowers, the seers of truth, will teach you that knowledge.”
— Original plain-language translation
Knowledge is transmitted, not merely thought up: reverence opens the teacher, inquiry engages him, service proves the student. Note the balance — prostration without questioning breeds dependence; questioning without reverence breeds quarrel. Both, with service, invite grace.
— Reader's notes (original)