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lohake yavat sparsi’ hema nahi kare
tavat sparsa-mani keha cinite na pare
SYNONYMS
lohake—iron; yavat—as long as; sparsi’-touching; hema—gold; nahi—not; kare—transforms; tavat—until then; sparsa-mani—the touchstone; keha—someone; cinite—to recognize; na—not; pare—is able.
As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.