# Cc. Ādi 4.144 ## Text > darpaṇādye dekhi' yadi āpana mādhurī > āsvādite haya lobha, āsvādite nāri ## Synonyms *darpaṇa*-*ādye*—beginning in a mirror; *dekhi'*—seeing; *yadi*—if; *āpana*—own; *mādhurī*—sweetness; *āsvādite*—to taste; *haya*—there is; *lobha*—desire; *āsvādite*—to taste; *nāri*—I am not able. ## Translation **"If I see My sweetness in a mirror, I am tempted to taste it, but nevertheless I cannot.**