तरी तर्कु तोचि परशु।

तरी तर्कु तोचि परशु। नीतिभेदु अंकुशु। वेदान्तु तो महारसु। मोदकु मिरवे। 

The Parashu or battle axe is symbolic of deductive logic of the Sage Kanad. The Ankush or goad used to control elephants is symbolic of the logical reasoning of Gautam. The Modak or the sweet in his hand is symbolic of the essence of Vedanta of Vyasa.  

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