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न वै मानश्च मौनं च सहितौ एकत्र वसतः; सदा अयं हि प्रत्यक्षादिगोचरो लोको लोक्यत इति प्रपञ्चो मानस्य विषयः इत्यर्थः ।असौ परलोको मौनस्य कोऽसौ तत् विदुः तदिति ब्रह्मणो नाम ।तथाह भगवान्—‘ॐ तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः’ इति ।तथा चानुगीतासु—‘ॐ तत्सद्विष्णवे चेति सायुज्यादिप्रदानि वै’ इति ।तच्छब्दवाच्यं ब्रह्म मौनस्य विषय इत्यर्थः ।एतदुक्तं भवति—मानात्संसारप्राप्तिः, मौनेन ब्रह्मप्राप्तिः इति ।उक्तं च हैरण्यगर्भे—‘अन्नाङ्गनादिभोगेषु भावो मान इति स्मृतः ।ब्रह्मानन्दसुखप्राप्तिहेतुर्मौनमिति स्मृतः’ इति ॥
In plain words
Honor and contemplative silence can never dwell together in the same person. The everyday world perceived through the senses is the proper domain of social honor and pride. But what is the domain of silence? It is the transcendent realm known as Brahman—indicated by the sacred name 'Tat'. As the Lord declares in scripture: 'Om Tat Sat—this is remembered as the threefold designation of Brahman.' And the Anugita affirms that the formula 'Om Tat Sat' grants liberation and union with the divine. Thus, the reality signified by 'Tat' is the true object of silence. The essence of the matter is this: worldly honor leads to samsara, while inner silence leads to the realization of Brahman. As the tradition of Hiranyagarbha states: 'Attachment to sensory enjoyments like food and companionship is known as pride, whereas silence is recognized as the cause of attaining the bliss of Brahman.'
Close to the Sanskrit
Indeed honor and silence do not dwell together in one place; always this world known by perception and others is the object of honor, this is the meaning. That other world is of silence, what is that? They know that as Brahman, 'tat' is the name of Brahman. And so says the Lord—'Om tat sat, this is remembered as the threefold designation of Brahman.' And similarly in the Anugitas—'Om tat sat to Vishnu, indeed bestowing union and others', the Brahman denoted by the word 'tat' is the object of silence, this is the meaning. This is said: from honor comes worldly existence, from silence comes the attainment of Brahman. And it is said in the Hiranyagarbha tradition—'In enjoyments of food and women, the attitude is remembered as honor. The cause of attaining the bliss of Brahman is remembered as silence.'