यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके | तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ||२-४६||
yāvānartha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake . tāvānsarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ ||2-46||
Chapter 2 · Verse 46
Sankhya Yoga
सांख्ययोग
In plain words
You should understand that once you attain jnana, the supreme knowledge of the divine, smaller ritualistic rewards lose their appeal, just as a tiny well becomes useless when a vast flood of water is everywhere. While rituals have their place for beginners, your ultimate goal is to experience the infinite bliss of the Self.
Translation
2.46 What use a thirsty person has for a water reservoir when all sides of it are flooded - that much alone is the use of all the Vedas for a Brahmana who knows.
Meaning
Only for a sage who has realised the Self the Vedas are of no use because he is in possession of the infinite knowledge of the Self. This does not however mean that the Vedas are useless. They are useful for the neophytes or the aspirants who have just started on the spiritual path. All the transient pleasures derivable from the proper performance of all actions enjoined in the Vedas are comprehended in the infinite bliss of Selfknowledge.
Word by word
यावान् as much अर्थः use उदपाने in a reservoir सर्वतः everywhere संप्लुतोदके being flooded तावान्,so much (use) सर्वेषु in all वेदेषु in the Vedas ब्राह्मणस्य of the Brahmana विजानतः of the knowing.