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?