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vipratva vikhyāta tāra pāṇḍitya ajñāta
ataeva vipra āge, pāṇḍitya paścāta
vipratva — the quality of being a vipra; vikhyāta — well known; tāra — his; pāṇḍitya — erudition; ajñāta — unknown; ataeva — therefore; vipra — the word vipra; āge — first; pāṇḍitya — erudition; paścāta — afterwards.
“The man’s being a vipra is known, but his erudition is unknown. Therefore the person is identified first and his erudition later.