धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च | यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्
dhūmenāvriyate vahniryathādarśo malena ca . yatholbenāvṛto garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam
正如火焰被煙霧遮蔽,鏡子被塵垢覆蓋,胎兒被羊膜包裹,同樣地,此(知識)亦被彼(慾望)所遮蔽。
As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror by dirt, and as a foetus remains enclosed in the womb, so in this shrouded by that.
此處的「此」指的是知識(或宇宙),而「彼」指的是慾望,說明慾望如何遮蔽了真實的智慧。
This means the universe. This also means knowledge. That means desire.