Sanskrit · Devanagari
विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि। शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
vidyāvinayasampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882The wise look upon a Brāhmaṇa possessed of learning and humility, on a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a Śvapāka, as alike.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।5.18।। विद्याविनयसंपन्ने विद्या च विनयश्च विद्याविनयौ विद्या आत्मनो बोधो विनयः उपशमः ताभ्यां विद्याविनयाभ्यां संपन्नः विद्याविनयसंपन्नः विद्वान् विनीतश्च यो ब्राह्मणः तस्मिन् ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः। विद्याविनयसंपन्ने उत्तमसंस्कारवति ब्राह्मणे सात्त्विके मध्यमायां च राजस्यां गवि संस्कारहीनायाम् अत्यन्तमेव केवलतामसे हस्त्यादौ च सत्त्वादिगुणैः तज्जैश्च संस्कारैः तथा राजसैः तथा तामसैश्च संस्कारैः अत्यन्तमेव अस्पृष्टं समम् एकम् अविक्रियं तत् ब्रह्म द्रष्टुं शीलं येषां ते पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।ननु अभोज्यान्नाः ते दोषवन्तः समासमाभ्यां विषमसमे पूजातः (गौ0 स्म0 17.20) इति स्मृतेः। न ते दोषवन्तः। कथम्
60bb533a9d72…Rāmānuja
5.18 The sages are those who know the real nature of the self in all beings. They see the selves to be of the same nature, though they are perceived in extremely dissimlar embodiments such as those of one endowed with learning and humility, a mere Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, a dog-eater etc., because they all have the same form of knowledge in their nature as the Atman. The dissimilarity of the forms observed is due to Prakrti (body) and not to any dissimilarity in the self; conseently they, the wise, perceive the self as the same everywhere, because all selves, though distinct, have the same form of knowledge.
345f0a7567a2…Swami Sivananda
5.18 विद्याविनयसंपन्ने upon one endowed with learning and humility? ब्राह्मणे on a Brahmana? गवि on a cow? हस्तिनि on an elephant? शुनि on a dog? च and? एव even? श्वपाके on an outcaste? च and? पण्डिताः sages? समदर्शिनः eal seeing.Commentary The liberated sage or Jivanmukta or a Brahmana has eal vision as he beholds the Self only everywhere. This magnificent vision of a Jnani is beyond description. Atman or Brahman is not at all affected by the Upadhis or limiting adjuncts as He is extremely subtle? pure? formless and attributeless. The suns reflection falls on the river Ganga? on the ocean or on a dirty stream. The sun is not at all affected in any way. This makes no difference to the sun. So is the case with the Supreme Self. The Upadhis (limiting adjuncts) cannot affect Him. Just as the ether is not affected by the limiting adjuncts? viz.? a pot? the walls of a room? cloud? etc.? so also the Self is not affected by the Upadhis.The Brahmana is Sattvic. The cow is Rajasic. The elephant? the dog and the outcaste are Tamasic. The sge sees in all of them the one homogeneous immortal Self Who is not affected by the three Gunas and their tendencies. (Cf.VI.8?32XIV.24)
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