Nagavagga ⧸ Gāthā 322
Varamassatarā dantā ājānīyā ca sindhavā
Kuñjarā ca mahānāgā attadanto tato varaṃ
Kuñjarā ca mahānāgā attadanto tato varaṃ
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The Elephant ⧸ Verse 322
Good are tamed mules and noble Indus horses,
And great-tusked elephants;
But better still a self-tamed man.
And great-tusked elephants;
But better still a self-tamed man.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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