कच्चिद् गुरुकुले वासं ब्रह्मन् स्मरसि नौ यत: । द्विजो विज्ञाय विज्ञेयं तमस: पारमश्नुते ॥ ३१ ॥
kaccid gurukule vāsaṁ brahman smarasi nau yataḥ dvijo vijñāya vijñeyaṁ tamasaḥ pāram aśnute
- kaccit
- whether
- gurukule
- in the spiritual master’s school
- vāsam
- residence
- brahman
- O brāhmaṇa
- smarasi
- you remember
- nau
- our
- yataḥ
- from which (spiritual master)
- dvijaḥ
- a twice-born person
- vijñāya
- understanding
- vijñeyam
- what needs to be known
- tamasaḥ
- of ignorance
- pāram
- the transcending
- aśnute
- experiences
My dear brāhmaṇa, do you remember how we lived together in our spiritual master’s school? When a twice-born student has learned from his guru all that is to be learned, he can enjoy spiritual life, which lies beyond all ignorance.