L1definition
yāvatā syāt sva-nirvāhaḥ svīkuryāt tāvad artha-vit |
yāvatāby however much instrumental of measure — 'to the extent that'जितनी मात्रा में
syātthere would be optative of as, potentialहो सके
sva-nirvāhaḥone's own upkeep — getting oneself byअपना निर्वाह
svīkuryāthe should accept, take on optative — prescriptionउतना ही स्वीकार करे
tāvatjust that much — and no more correlative to yāvatāउतना ही (जितना निर्वाह के लिए चाहिए)
artha-vitthe one who knows the real goalअर्थ का सच्चा ज्ञाता
artha-vit — the one who knows the real goal; yāvatā — by however much; sva-nirvāhaḥ — his own upkeep; syāt — would be managed; tāvat — just that much; svīkuryāt — he should accept.
yāvatā — जितनी मात्रा में; syāt — हो सके; sva-nirvāhaḥ — अपना निर्वाह; svīkuryāt — स्वीकार करे; tāvat — उतना ही; artha-vit — अर्थ का सच्चा ज्ञाता।
The person who knows the real goal should accept only as much as it takes to keep himself going. Whatever amount his own upkeep requires — that much, and no more, he takes on. The measure is set by need, not by desire.
अर्थ का सच्चा ज्ञाता उतना ही ग्रहण करे, जितने से अपना निर्वाह हो सके। न इससे अधिक, न इससे कम।
artha-vit: 'artha' ordinarily means 'wealth, thing, aim'; here it is the true aim — the person who understands what life is really for, so he treats possessions purely as means.
अर्थवित् — 'अर्थ' शब्द सामान्यतः धन, वस्तु या प्रयोजन का बोध कराता है; यहाँ यह सच्चा प्रयोजन है। जो यह जानता है कि जीवन वस्तुतः किसलिए है, वही अर्थ का ज्ञाता है — इसीलिए वह वस्तुओं को केवल साधन-मात्र मानता है।
L2conclusion
ādhikye nyūnatāyāṁ ca cyavate paramārthataḥ ||
ādhikyewhen there is excess — if he takes more than that locative, conditional 'in the case of'अधिकता होने पर
nyūnatāyāmwhen there is shortfall — if he takes less than needed locative, conditionalन्यूनता होने पर
caand — in both cases alikeऔर (दोनों ही दशाओं में)
cyavatehe slips, he falls awayच्युत हो जाता है
paramārthataḥfrom the highest goal ablative of separationपरमार्थ से
ādhikye — if there is excess; nyūnatāyām ca — and if there is shortfall; paramārthataḥ — from the highest goal; cyavate — he falls away.
ādhikye — अधिकता होने पर; nyūnatāyām — न्यूनता होने पर; ca — और; cyavate — च्युत हो जाता है; paramārthataḥ — परमार्थ से।
If he takes more than that, or if he takes less than he needs, either way he falls from the highest goal. Grasping for surplus and starving one's own maintenance are both failures. The right measure is exactly what upkeep requires.
अधिकता में और न्यूनता में — दोनों ही में वह परमार्थ से च्युत हो जाता है।