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 elephant Dhanapalaka, in the throws of rut,
is hard to control, hard to check.
In bondage, he wont even eat a morsel of food.
An elephant, he remembers the Elephant Forest.
is hard to control, hard to check.
In bondage, he wont even eat a morsel of food.
An elephant, he remembers the Elephant Forest.
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