Shloka 4
Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis
Chapter 49
मन्यन्ते ब्राह्मणा एव ब्रद्वाज्ञास्तत्त्वदर्शिन: । एकमेके पृथक् चान्ये बहुत्वमिति चापरे
manyante brāhmaṇā eva brahmavādinas tattvadarśinaḥ | ekam eke pṛthak cānye bahutvam iti cāpare ||
ヴァーユは言った。「ヴェーダとシャーストラに通じ、真理を見抜く婆羅門たちでさえ、見解はさまざまである。ある者は、実在は一つ—ただブラフマンのみ—と断ずる。ある者は差別を立て、個我（ジーヴァ）と主宰（イーシュヴァラ）は別であると言う。さらにある者は多元を唱え、存在と原理は多く、互いに異なるとする。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That authoritative Vedic scholars themselves articulate multiple metaphysical positions—non-dual unity (Brahman alone), duality (jīva and Īśvara distinct), and pluralism (many distinct realities). The verse frames philosophical diversity as arising within learned tradition.
Vāyu is speaking and summarizing how different truth-seeing Brahmins interpret ultimate reality. The passage functions as a doctrinal survey within the discourse, presenting competing viewpoints rather than immediately settling them.