नासच्छास्त्रेषु सज्जेत नोपजीवेत जीविकाम् । वादवादांस्त्यजेत्तर्कान्पक्षं कंच न संश्रयेत् ॥ ७ ॥
nasac-chastresu sajjeta nopajiveta jivikam vada-vadams tyajet tarkan paksam kamca na samsrayet
- na
- not
- asat-sastresu
- literature like newspapers, novels, dramas and fiction
- sajjeta
- one should be attached or should indulge in reading
- na
- nor
- upajiveta
- one should try to live
- jivikam
- upon some professional literary career
- vada-vadan
- unnecessary arguments on different aspects of philosophy
- tyajet
- one should give up
- tarkan
- arguments and counterarguments
- paksam
- faction
- kamca
- any
- na
- not
- samsrayet
- should take shelter of
Literature that is a useless waste of time—in other words, literature without spiritual benefit—should be rejected. One should not become a professional teacher as a means of earning one’s livelihood, nor should one indulge in arguments and counter-arguments. Nor should one take shelter of any cause or faction.