Verse 15·VR 6.16.15

यथा पूर्वम् गजः स्नात्वा गृह्य हस्तेन वै रजः | दूषयत्यात्मनो देहम् तथानार्येषु सौहृदम् || ६-१६-१५

yathaa puurvam gajaH snaatvaa gR^ihya hastena vai rajaH | duuShayatyaatmano deham tathaanaaryeShu sauhR^idam || 6-16-15

Translation

"How an elephant abuses its body by helping itself with dust after taking bath earlier with its trunk, friendship gets an abuse in vulgar persons in the same manner."

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yathaa

how

gajaH

an elephants

duushhayati

abuses

aatmanaH

its

deham

body

gR^ihya

by helping itself

rajah

with dust

snaatvaa

after taking bath

puurvaa

earlier

hastena

with its trunk

tathaa

in the same manner

souhR^idam

friendship

anaryeshhu

in vulgar persons'

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Ravana Refuses to Hear the Words of Vibhishana

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