भगवद्गीता
bhagavad-gītā
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chapter-3, verse-38
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च ।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ॥३८॥
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ॥३८॥
38. dhūmenāvriyate vahniryathādarśo malena ca ,
yatholbenāvṛto garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam.
yatholbenāvṛto garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam.
38.
dhūmena āvriyate vahniḥ yathā ādarśaḥ malena ca |
yathā ulbena āvṛtaḥ garbhaḥ tathā tena idam āvṛtam
yathā ulbena āvṛtaḥ garbhaḥ tathā tena idam āvṛtam
38.
yathā vahniḥ dhūmena āvriyate,
ca ādarśaḥ malena,
yathā garbhaḥ ulbena āvṛtaḥ,
tathā idam tena āvṛtam [asti]
ca ādarśaḥ malena,
yathā garbhaḥ ulbena āvṛtaḥ,
tathā idam tena āvṛtam [asti]
38.
Just as fire is covered by smoke, and a mirror by dust, and just as an embryo is covered by the womb-membrane, so too is this (knowledge) covered by that (desire/anger).
Words meanings summery:
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- धूमेन (dhūmena) - by smoke
- आव्रियते (āvriyate) - is covered, is enveloped
- वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - mirror
- मलेन (malena) - by dirt, by dust, by impurity
- च (ca) - and, also
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- उल्बेन (ulbena) - by the amnion, by the womb-membrane, by the chorion
- आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped
- गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo, fetus, womb
- तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus
- तेन (tena) - by that (referring to desire/anger)
- इदम् (idam) - this (referring to knowledge, jñāna)
- आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped
Words meanings and morphology
धूमेन (dhūmena) - by smoke
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhūma
dhūma - smoke, vapor
आव्रियते (āvriyate) - is covered, is enveloped
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Prefix ā-
वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni
vahni - fire, flame
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - mirror
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ādarśa
ādarśa - mirror, reflection
मलेन (malena) - by dirt, by dust, by impurity
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mala
mala - dirt, impurity, dust
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
उल्बेन (ulbena) - by the amnion, by the womb-membrane, by the chorion
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ulba
ulba - womb-membrane, amnion, chorion
आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āvṛta
āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vṛ' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo, fetus, womb
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of garbha
garbha - embryo, fetus, womb, interior
तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
तेन (tena) - by that (referring to desire/anger)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
इदम् (idam) - this (referring to knowledge, jñāna)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta
āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vṛ' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)