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lohāke yāvat sparśi’ hema nāhi kare
tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre
lohāke yāvat sparśi’ hema nāhi kare
tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre

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Synonyms

lohāke — hierro; yāvat — mientras; sparśi’ — tocando; hema — oro; nāhi — no; kare — transforma; tāvat — hasta entonces; sparśa-maṇi — la piedra de toque; keha — alguien; cinite — reconocer; — no; pāre — puede.

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; — not; pāre — is able.

Traducción

Translation

El contacto de la piedra de toque transforma el hierro en oro, pero nadie sabe reconocerla mientras no la ve actuar.

As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.