sabdasya hi brahmana esa pantha
yan namabhir dhyayati dhir aparthaih
paribhramams tatra na vindate 'rthan
mayamaye vasanaya sayanah
sabdasya-of the Vedic sound; hi-certainly; brahmanah-of the Vedas; esah-these; pantha-the way; yat-what is; namabhih-by different names; dhyayati-ponders over, dhih-intelligence; aparthaih-by meaningless ideas; paribhraman-wandering; tatra-there; na-never; vindate-enjoys; arthan-realities; mayamaye-in illusory things; vasanaya-by different desires; sayanah-as if dreaming in sleep.