महदादीनि भूतानि समाप्यैवं सदैव हि । मृदुद्रव्येषु तीक्ष्णेषु गुडेषु कटुकेषु च ॥
mahadādīni bhūtāni samāpyaivaṃ sadaiva hi | mṛdudravyeṣu tīkṣṇeṣu guḍeṣu kaṭukeṣu ca ||
Thus the great principle and the other elements are always pervaded by it, just as (water is present) in soft substances, in sharp ones, in jaggery and in bitter things,
इस प्रकार महत् आदि सभी तत्त्व सदा उसी से व्याप्त हैं, जैसे कोमल पदार्थों में, तीखे पदार्थों में, गुड़ में और कड़वी चीज़ों में (जल रहता है),
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Read with the next verse: very different things can share one underlying nature. Differences on the surface need not hide what is common beneath.
अगले श्लोक के साथ पढ़ें: बहुत भिन्न दिखने वाली चीज़ों का भी एक ही मूल स्वभाव हो सकता है। ऊपरी अंतर भीतर की समानता को ढक न दें।
Dattatreya begins a simile that runs into the next verse: the elements are all pervaded by the one reality, as water is present in every kind of substance.