The (water of the) small tank serves the same purposes as (that of) the great lake. Like the above, the Brahmana, learned in devotion, serves the same purposes as those of all the Vedas.
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके। तावान् सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः॥