Verse 279 of 281
Cc Madhya 6.279
লোহাকে যাবত্স্পর্শিঽ হেম নাহি করে তাবত্স্পর্শমণি কেহ চিনিতে না পারে
लोहाके यावत्स्पर्शिऽ हेम नाहि करे तावत्स्पर्शमणि केह चिनिते ना पारे
lohāke yāvat sparśi' hema nāhi kare tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre
Synonyms
lohāke—iron; yāvat—as long as; sparśi'—touching; hema—gold; nāhi—not; kare—transforms; tāvat—until then; sparśa-maṇi—the touchstone; keha—someone; cinite—to recognize; nā—not; pāre—is able..
Translation
As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.
Verse 279 of 281