यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके | तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ||२-४६||
yāvānartha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake . tāvānsarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ ||2-46||
- yāvān
- all that
- arthaḥ
- is meant
- uda-pāne
- in a well of water
- sarvataḥ
- in all respects
- sampluta-udake
- in a great reservoir of water
- tāvān
- similarly
- sarveṣu
- in all
- vedeṣu
- Vedic literatures
- brāhmaṇasya
- of the man who knows the Supreme Brahman
- vijānataḥ
- who is in complete knowledge
All purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas can be served to one who knows the purpose behind them.