स्वे स्वेऽधिकारे या निष्ठा स गुण: परिकीर्तित: । विपर्ययस्तु दोष: स्यादुभयोरेष निश्चय: ॥ २ ॥
sve sve ’dhikāre yā niṣṭhā sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ viparyayas tu doṣaḥ syād ubhayor eṣa niścayaḥ
- sve sve
- each in his own
- adhikāre
- position
- yā
- such
- niṣṭhā
- steadiness
- saḥ
- this
- guṇaḥ
- piety
- parikīrtitaḥ
- is declared to be
- viparyayaḥ
- the opposite
- tu
- indeed
- doṣaḥ
- impiety
- syāt
- is
- ubhayoḥ
- of the two
- eṣaḥ
- this
- niścayaḥ
- the definite conclusion
Steadiness in one’s own position is declared to be actual piety, whereas deviation from one’s position is considered impiety. In this way the two are definitely ascertained.