Verse 3·VR 2.37.3

यो हि दत्त्वा द्विप श्रेष्ठम् कक्ष्यायाम् कुरुते मनः | रज्जु स्नेहेन किम् तस्य त्यजतः कुन्जर उत्तमम् || २-३७-३

yo hi dattvaa dvipa shreShTham kakShyaayaam kurute manaH | rajju snehena kim tasya tyajataH kunjara uttamam || 2-37-3

Translation

"Who, after giving away a first-class elephant, will work out his mind on a rope with which it is tied? What use is there for him through attachment to the rope after abandaning the excellent elephant?"

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