Verse 1.9.3

तं हैतमतिधन्वा शौनक उदरशाण्डिल्यायोक्त्वोवाच यावत्त एनं प्रजायामुद्गीथं वेदिष्यन्ते परोवरीयो हैभ्यस्तावदस्मिँल्लोके जीवनं भविष्यति ॥ १.९.३ ॥

taṃ haitamatidhanvā śaunaka udaraśāṇḍilyāyoktvovāca yāvatta enaṃ prajāyāmudgīthaṃ vediṣyante parovarīyo haibhyastāvadasmim̐lloke jīvanaṃ bhaviṣyati || 1.9.3 ||

3. [In ancient times there was a sage named Atidhanvā, who was the son of Śunaka and who knew the science of udgītha very well.] Once when he was teaching this to his disciple Udaraśāṇḍilya, he declared: ‘So long as you and your family preserve this knowledge, the quality of life in the world of your family will be higher than that of average people’.

Word-for-word explanation:

Śaunakaḥ, the son of Śunaka; atidhanvā, Atidhanvā [the sage having that name]; tam, of that kind; etam, this [udgītha]; udaraśāṇḍilyāya, to Udaraśāṇḍilya [the disciple having that name]; uktvā, having taught; uvāca, he said; ha yāvat, as long as; te prajāyām, your progeny; enam udgītham vediṣyante, will know this udgītha; tāvat, so long; [tāsām prajān, the life of those progeny]; asmin loke, in this world; jīvanam ebhyaḥ parovarīyaḥ ha bhaviṣyati, will grow better and better in quality judged by the standard of ordinary people.

Commentary:

This udgītha is an invaluable asset which can uplift people both materially and spiritually for generations.