Chapter 5 Verse 18 of 29

• vidyā-vinaya-sampanne
• brāhmaṇe gavi hastini
• śuni caiva śva-pāke ca
• paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ

Translation

The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].

Synonyms

• vidyā

  with education

• vinaya

  and gentleness

• sampanne

  fully equipped

• brāhmaṇe

  in the brahmana

• gavi

  in the cow

• hastini

  in the elephant

• śuni

  in the dog

• ca

  and

• eva

  certainly

• pāke

  in the dog-eater (the outcaste)

• ca

  respectively

• paṇḍitāḥ

  those who are wise

• darśinaḥ

  who see with equal vision.

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