यथा जलं जलेनाऽग्निरग्निना वायुनाऽनिलः । मिलत्येवमतो देहो देहैरन्यैर्मनोमयैः ॥ ५२ ॥
yathā jalaṁ jalēnā’gniragninā vāyunā’nilaḥ | milatyēvamatō dēhō dēhairanyairmanōmayaiḥ || 52 ||
Translation
As water mingles with water, fire with fire, and air with air, so a body of mind mingles with other bodies of mind.
Word by word
- yathā
- as
- jalaṁ
- water
- jalēna
- with water
- agnir
- (agniḥ) fire
- agninā
- with fire
- vāyunā
- with air
- anilaḥ
- air
- milatya
- (milati) mingles
- ēvam
- so
- atō
- (ataḥ) thus
- dēhō
- (dehaḥ) a body
- dēhair
- (dehaiḥ) with bodies
- anyair
- (anyaiḥ) other
- manōmayaiḥ
- of mind
Meaning
Another commentary: as water joins water, air air and fire fire, so this body of pure mind joins other bodies of mind; there is no doubt of it. Like meets like without resistance; only what is solid meets resistance from what is solid.