The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Chāndogyopaniṣadbhāṣyam

Verse 70

तदुताप्याहुः साम्नैनमुपागादिति साधुनैनमुपागादित्येव तदाहुरसाम्नैनमुपागादित्यसाधुनैनमुपागादित्येव तदाहु ॥ २ ॥

In plain words

And people also say: 'He approached him with a sāman'—meaning simply, 'He approached him with something good.' And when they say, 'He approached him with an asāman,' they mean, 'He approached him with something not good.'

Close to the Sanskrit

And moreover they say: 'He approached him with the sāman'—they say that thus: 'He approached him with the good.' 'He approached him with the asāman'—they say that thus: 'He approached him with the not good.'