Chapter 3 · Verse 38
Path of Selfless Service
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च। यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्
dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam
Word Meanings
dhūmena — by smoke; āvriyate — is covered; vahniḥ — fire; yathā — just as; ādarśhaḥ — mirror; malena — by dust; cha — also; yathā — just as; ulbena — by the womb; āvṛitaḥ — is covered; garbhaḥ — embryo; tathā — similarly; tena — by that (desire); idam — this; āvṛitam — is covered
Translation
As fire is covered by smoke, a mirror by dust, and an embryo by the womb, so is wisdom veiled by desire.
Commentary