The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 275

p. 275

परमार्थरूपां मे ब्रूहीति ।यद्वा, आद्याम् अकार्यभूताम् असत्यप्रपञ्चाविषयां विद्यां वदसि ।तस्मादत्वरमाणेन ब्रह्मचर्यादिसाधनोपेतेन उपसंहृतान्तःकरणेनैव लभ्येत्यर्थः ।या प्राप्यते ब्रह्मचर्येण सद्भिः यां प्राप्यैनं मर्त्यभावं त्यजन्ति या वै विद्यागुरुवृद्धेषु गुरुणा विद्याप्रदानादिना वर्धितेषु शिष्येषु नित्या नियता ॥

In plain words

Teach me that knowledge whose very nature is the ultimate truth. Or perhaps you speak of a wisdom that is beginningless, uncreated, and untouched by this illusory world. Therefore, it can only be won by one who is unhurried, grounded in disciplines like student restraint, and possessed of a quieted mind. It is attained through strict discipleship by the pure-hearted; reaching it, they cast off mortality. That wisdom remains ever steadfast among true masters and among the disciples who have matured under their guidance.

Close to the Sanskrit

Tell me that which has the nature of the ultimate reality. Or rather, you speak of knowledge as primordial, unproduced, and independent of the unreal universe. Therefore it is meant that it is attained by one who is patient, equipped with disciplines such as celibacy, and whose mind is completely restrained. Which is attained through celibacy by the wise; having attained which, they abandon the mortal state; which knowledge is indeed constant and fixed among venerable teachers and among disciples nurtured by the imparting of knowledge.