Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 46
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 46

यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.46. What portion in a reservoir,  flooded with water everywhere, is useful [for a man in thirst],  that much portion [alone]  in all the Vedas is useful for an intelligent student of the Vedas.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.46 Yavan etc. He, according to whom the importance lies in his own duty alone or in the knowledge - for him the purpose is served even from a limited portion of the Vedic teaching	
 Therefore-


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.46Yaavaanartha udapaane sarvatah samplutodake;
Taavaan sarveshu vedeshu braahmanasya vijaanatah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.46yāvān—whatever; arthaḥ—purpose; uda-pāne—a well of water; sarvataḥ—in all respects; sampluta-udake—by a large lake; tāvān—that many; sarveṣhu—in all; vedeṣhu—Vedas; brāhmaṇasya—one who realizes the Absolute Truth; vijānataḥ—who is in complete knowledge