Text
lohāke yāvat sparśi’ hema nāhi kare
tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre
Synonyms
lohāke—iron; yāvat—as long as; sparsi—touching; hema—gold; nahi—not; kare—transforms; tāvat—until then; sparsa-mani—the touchstone; keha—someone; cinite—to recognize; na—not; pare—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. ¶