विप्रा मन्त्रविदो युक्तास्तैर्या: प्रोक्तास्तथाशिष: । ता निष्फला भविष्यन्ति न कदाचिदपि स्फुटम् ॥ १७ ॥
viprā mantra-vido yuktās tair yāḥ proktās tathāśiṣaḥ tā niṣphalā bhaviṣyanti na kadācid api sphuṭam
- viprāḥ
- the brāhmaṇas
- mantra-vidaḥ
- completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns
- yuktāḥ
- perfect mystic yogīs
- taiḥ
- by them
- yāḥ
- whatsoever
- proktāḥ
- was spoken
- tathā
- becomes just so
- āśiṣaḥ
- all blessings
- tāḥ
- such words
- niṣphalāḥ
- useless, without fruit
- bhaviṣyanti na
- never will become
- kadācit
- at any time
- api
- indeed
- sphuṭam
- always factual, as it is
The brāhmaṇas, who were completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns, were all yogīs fully equipped with mystic powers. Whatever blessings they spoke were certainly never fruitless.