nÄnÄ ratna-rÄÅ›i haya cintÄmaṇi haite
tathÄpiha maṇi rahe svarÅ«pe aviká¹›te

 nÄnÄ - varieties; ratna-rÄÅ›i - valuable jewels; haya - become possible; cintÄmaṇi - the touchstone; haite - from; tathÄpiha - still, certainly; maṇi - the touchstone; rahe - remains; svarÅ«pe - in its original form; aviká¹›te - without change.


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“Although a touchstone produces many varieties of valuable jewels, it nevertheless remains the same. It does not change its original form.

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