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न हृष्यत्यात्मसंमाने नावमानेन तप्यते । गाङ्गो ह्रद इवाक्षोभ्यो यः स पण्डित उच्यते॥५-३३-२६॥
He does not become elated by self-honour, nor is he distressed by dishonour. Like a lake fed by the Gaṅgā, he remains unagitated; such a person is called learned.
english translation
तत्त्वज्ञः सर्वभूतानां योगज्ञः सर्वकर्मणाम् । उपायज्ञो मनुष्याणां नरः पण्डित उच्यते॥५-३३-२७॥
He is called learned who knows the true realities of all beings, understands the right yoga—the proper integration—in every action, and is skilled in practical means (upāya) in dealing with people.
english translation
प्रवृत्तवाक्चित्रकथ ऊहवान्प्रतिभानवान् । आशु ग्रन्थस्य वक्ता च स वै पण्डित उच्यते॥५-३३-२८॥
He is called learned who speaks readily, can present varied narratives, possesses inferential reasoning and presence of mind, and can expound a text swiftly.
english translation
श्रुतं प्रज्ञानुगं यस्य प्रज्ञा चैव श्रुतानुगा । असंभिन्नार्यमर्यादः पण्डिताख्यां लभेत सः॥५-३३-२९॥
He attains the designation ‘learned’ whose learning follows discernment and whose discernment follows learning, and whose noble standards of conduct (ārya-maryādā) are not violated.
english translation
अश्रुतश्च समुन्नद्धो दरिद्रश्च महामनाः । अर्थांश्चाकर्मणा प्रेप्सुर्मूढ इत्युच्यते बुधैः॥५-३३-३०॥
One who is unlearned yet arrogant, impoverished yet grandiose, and who seeks wealth without undertaking work—such a person is called deluded by the discerning.
english translation