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अतः कविर्नामसु यावदर्थः स्यादप्रमत्तो व्यवसायबुद्धिः ।
सिद्धे ऽन्यथार्थे न यतेत तत्र परिश्रमं तत्र समीक्षमाणः ॥ ३ ॥
 
atah kavir namasu yavad arthah
syad apramatto vyavasaya-buddhih
siddhe 'nyatharthe na yateta tatra
parisramam tatra samiksamanah
atah-for this reason; kavih-the enlightened person; namasu-in the matter of names only; yavat-minimum; arthah-necessity; syat-must be; apramattah-without being mad after them; vyavasaya-buddhih-intelligently fixed; siddhe-for success; anyatha-otherwise; arthe-in the interest of; na-should never; yateta-endeavor for; tatra-there; parisramam-laboring hard; tatra-there; samiksamanah-one who sees practically.