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Chapter 2 Verse 5
Original Verse
अविद्यायामन्तरे वर्तमानाः स्वयं धीराः पण्डितं मन्यमानाः । दन्द्रम्यमाणाः परियन्ति मूढा अन्धेनैव नीयमाना यथान्धाः ॥ ५ ॥

avidyāyām antare vartamānāḥ svayaṃ dhīrāḥ paṇḍitaṃ manyamānāḥ | dandramyamāṇāḥ pariyanti mūḍhā andhenaiva nīyamānā yathāndhāḥ || 5 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

Those who live in the midst of ignorance, but call themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, staggering to and fro, like blind men led by the blind.

Simple English

English Translation

Those who dwell in ignorance yet think themselves wise and learned go around and around, stumbling blindly, like blind people led by the blind.