athotāpy āhuḥ |
sāma no bateti yat sādhu bhavati sādhu batety eva tad āhuḥ |
asāma no bateti yad asādhu bhavaty asādhu batety eva tad āhuḥ ||
3. And they also say, truly this is Saman for us, i.e. it is good for us, when it is good; and truly that is not Saman for us, i.e. it is not good for us, when it is not good.
athotāpyāhuḥ svasaṃvedyaṃ sāma no ’smākaṃ batetyanukampayataḥ saṃvṛttamityāhuḥ | etattairuktaṃ bhavati yatsādhu bhavati sādhu vatetyeva tadāhuḥ | viparyaye jāte ’sāma no bateti | yadasādhu bhavatyasādhu batetyeva tadāhuḥ tasmātsāmasādhuśabdayorekārthatvaṃ siddham || 3 ||