Nagavagga ⧸ Gāthā 324
Dhanapālako nāma kuñjaro kaṭukappabhedano dunnivārayo
Baddho kabalaṃ na bhuñjati sumarati nāgavanassa kuñjaro
Baddho kabalaṃ na bhuñjati sumarati nāgavanassa kuñjaro
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The Elephant ⧸ Verse 324
The tusker, Dhanapalaka,
deep in rut, is hard to control.
Bound, he wont eat a morsel:
the tusker misses
the elephant wood.
deep in rut, is hard to control.
Bound, he wont eat a morsel:
the tusker misses
the elephant wood.
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