The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

Bhashya

Bhashya

मौनेन विद्वानुपयाति मौनं कथं मुने मौनमिहाचरन्ति ॥ १ ॥

In plain words

Through silence the one who knows arrives at silence. So tell me, sage — how is silence actually practised here, in this world?

Close to the Sanskrit

By silence the knower approaches silence. How, O sage, do they practise silence here?