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'
Chapter context
16
Ravana Refuses to Hear the Words of Vibhishana
26 verses · Verse 15 of 26
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