योगैर्हेमेव दुर्वर्णं भावयिष्यन्ति साधव: । निर्वैरादिभिरात्मानं यच्छीलमनुवर्तितुम् ॥ ४६ ॥
yogair hemeva durvarnam bhavayisyanti sadhavah nirvairadibhir atmanam yac-chilam anuvartitum
- yogaih
- by the rectifying processes
- hema
- gold
- iva
- like
- durvarnam
- inferior quality
- bhavayisyanti
- will purify
- sadhavah
- saintly persons
- nirvaira-adibhih
- by practice of freedom from animosity, etc.
- atmanam
- the self
- yat
- whose
- silam
- character
- anuvartitum
- to follow in the footsteps.
In order to follow in his footsteps, saintly persons will try to emulate his character by practicing freedom from animosity, just as the purifying processes rectify gold of inferior quality.