3.17 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future
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शब्दार्थप्रत्ययामामितरेत्रराध्यासात्संकरः तत्प्रविभागसंयमात् सर्वभूतरुतज्ञानम् ॥१७॥
śabdārtha-pratyayāmām-itaretrarādhyāsāt-saṁkaraḥ tat-pravibhāga-saṁyamāt sarvabhūta-ruta-jñānam ||17||
[SS] 3.17 A word, its meaning, and the idea behind it are normally confused because of superimposition upon one another. By samyama on the word [or sound] produced by any being, knowledge of its meaning is obtained. [p184]
[EB] 3.17 Due to the correlation between word, meaning, and idea, confusion ensues. By performing samyama on the distinction between them, knowledge of the speech of all creatures arises. [p339]
(शब्द, śabda) = word; sound; name of an object
(अर्थ, artha) = object; purpose; meaning
(प्रत्ययान, pratyayāna) = thought; content of the mind; experience
(इतर, itara) = the one
(इतरेतरा, itaretarā) = one another
(अध्यास, adhyāsa) = interrelated; based on
(संकर, saṁkara) = mixture
(तत्, tat) = these
(प्रविभाग, pravibhāga) = separation; differentiation
(संयमात्, saṁyamāt) = concentration; contemplation; samyama; meditation
(सर्व, sarva) = all
(भूत, bhūta) = living beings
(रुत, ruta) = sound; language; speech; form of expression
(ज्ञान, jñāna) = knowledge; understanding