Dnyaneshwari
Ch. 2, Verse 358
जैसा जळचरांचां मेळीं । जळचरु न भिजे कमळीं । तैसा विषयांच्यां जाळीं । न गुंफिजे जो ॥
जैसा जळचरांच्या मेळी । जळचरु न भिजे कमळी । तैसा विषयांच्या जाळी । न गुंफिजे जो ॥
"As in the company of aquatic beings, the aquatic creature is not wetted by water, so is he who is not entangled in the snare of sense-objects."
जळचरांचां
Noun
jalacharāñcāṃ
पाण्यात राहणाऱ्या प्राण्यांच्या
of water-dwelling creatures
मेळीं
Noun
meḷīṃ
समूहात किंवा समुदायात
in the gathering or group
न भिजे
Verb
na bhije
भिजत नाही किंवा लिप्त होत नाही
does not get wet or affected
विषयांच्यां
Noun
viṣayāñcyāṃ
इंद्रियांच्या भोगांच्या
of sensory objects or pleasures
जाळीं
Noun
jāḷīṃ
जाळ्यामध्ये
in the net or trap
न गुंफिजे
Verb
na gumphije
अडकत नाही किंवा गुंतत नाही
does not get entangled
💡 Meaning
Just as aquatic creatures remain unaffected by water while living in it, a wise person remains unentangled in the web of worldly desires.