Bhagavad Gita — BG3.38
Chapter 3: Karm Yog · Verse 38 of 43
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च |
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ||३-३८||
Transliteration
dhūmenāvriyate vahniryathādarśo malena ca . yatholbenāvṛto garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam ||3-38||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
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।।
English Translation
As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror by dirt, and as a foetus remains enclosed in the womb, so in this shrouded by that.
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About BG3.38
Bhagavad Gita BG3.38 is verse 38 of Chapter 3 — Karma Yoga (Karm Yog). This chapter is called Path of Selfless Service. The English translation is: “As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror by dirt, and as a foetus remains enclosed in the womb, so in this shrouded by that.”.