Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
साधूनी बचनाग खाती तोळा तोळा । आणिकातें डोळां न पाहवे ॥१॥
साधूनी भुजंग धरितील हातीं । आणिकें कापती देखोनियां ॥२॥
असाध्य तें साध्य करितां सायास । कारण अभ्यास तुका म्हणे ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Those who have practiced can swallow deadly poison by the measure and remain unharmed, while others cannot even bear to look at it. Those who have trained can hold serpents in their hands, while others tremble merely at the sight. Says Tuka, what seems impossible becomes possible through effort; the secret is practice.
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