वेणुसङ्घर्षजो वह्निर्दग्ध्वा शाम्यति तद्वनम् । एवं गुणव्यत्ययजो देहः शाम्यति तत्क्रियः ॥
veṇusaṅgharṣajo vahnirdagdhvā śāmyati tadvanam | evaṃ guṇavyatyayajo dehaḥ śāmyati tatkriyaḥ ||
Fire born of bamboos rubbing together burns that forest and then dies down; so too the body, born of the interplay of the guṇas, comes to rest when it has done that same work.
बाँसों की रगड़ से उत्पन्न आग उसी वन को जलाकर शांत हो जाती है; वैसे ही गुणों के मेल से बना शरीर भी वही कार्य करके शांत हो जाता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The very mind that is caught in its patterns can produce the understanding that burns them up. The tool for freedom grows from the same ground as the problem.
जो मन अपने ढर्रों में फँसा है, वही वह समझ पैदा कर सकता है जो उन्हें जला दे। मुक्ति का साधन उसी भूमि से उगता है जिससे समस्या।
An image: as fire born of bamboos rubbing together burns the forest and then dies down, so the body born of the guṇas, through knowledge arising in it, burns them away and comes to rest.