The Vision of Śiva· 3.18 / 99

The Vision of Śiva3.18

3.18
पिण्डे वा कटिकायां वा किं सुवर्णत्वमिष्यते ॥१८॥
piṇḍe vā kaṭikāyāṃ vā kiṃ suvarṇatvamiṣyate
— in a lump ; — whether ; — in an ingot / bar ; — or ; — is it not ; — goldness ; — is acknowledged

Whether in a lump or in a bar, is goldness not (equally) acknowledged?