Verse 10

Yagyavalkya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यो भवेत् पूर्वसंन्यासी तुल्यो वै धर्मतो यदि । तस्मै प्रणामः कर्तव्यो नेतराय कदाचन ॥१०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यः । भवेत् । पूर्व-संन्यासी । तुल्यः । वै । धर्मतः । यदि । तस्मै । प्रणामः । कर्तव्यः । न । इतराय । कदाचन ॥

IAST Transliteration

yo bhavet pūrva-saṃnyāsī tulyo vai dharmato yadi | tasmai praṇāmaḥ kartavyo netarāya kadācana ||10||

Translation

若有先行出家之人，且其戒德行持确与正法相等，当向彼顶礼；对其他不具此德者，切莫致敬。

Academic Translation

If there is one who is an earlier renunciant, and if he is indeed equal in dharma (conduct/discipline), to him a salutation should be made—never to another (who is not so qualified).

Verse Context

• Dharma (saṃnyāsa-dharma) and adhikāra (fitness)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: supports the discipline (sādhana) that prepares for mahāvākya-realization (ātma-jñāna).
• Yajur
• Śukla (Vājasaneyī) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)