Bhagavad Gita 3.38
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च। यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।
dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dhūmena | dhūmena | by smoke |
| āvriyate | āvriyate | is covered |
| vahniḥ | vahniḥ | fire |
| yathā | yathā | just as |
| ādarśhaḥ | ādarśhaḥ | mirror |
| malena | malena | by dust |
| cha | cha | also |
| yathā | yathā | just as |
| ulbena | ulbena | by the womb |
| āvṛitaḥ | āvṛitaḥ | is covered |
| garbhaḥ | garbhaḥ | embryo |
| tathā | tathā | similarly |
| tena | tena | by that (desire) |
| idam | idam | this |
| āvṛitam | āvṛitam | is covered |
As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, and as an embryo is surrounded by the amniotic sac, so is this enveloped by that.
जैसे धुयें से अग्नि और धूलि से दर्पण ढक जाता है तथा जैसे भ्रूण गर्भाशय से ढका रहता है, वैसे उस (काम) के द्वारा यह (ज्ञान) आवृत होता है।।