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भगवद्गीता       bhagavad-gītā - chapter-3, verse-38

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च ।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ॥३८॥
38. dhūmenāvriyate vahniryathādarśo malena ca ,
yatholbenāvṛto garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam.
38. dhūmena āvriyate vahniḥ yathā ādarśaḥ malena ca |
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]
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
  • (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
(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)