Bhartṛhari K057

Ryder

            
            DIGNITY
            
            The dog will roll, and wag his tail, and fawn,
            
            Show mouth and belly, just to get some meat;
            
            The majestic elephant gazes gravely on;
            
            Till coaxed a hundred times, he will not eat.

Tawney

            
            Dogs fawn on those who bring them meat,
            
            And grovel whimpering at their feet
            
            With upturned throat, and wag their tails in gamesome mood;
            
            But the huge elephant erect
            
            Bates not one jot of self-respect,
            
            And after thousand coaxings deigns to taste his food.

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लाङ्गलचालनमधश्वरणावपातं

भूमौ निपत्य वदनोदरदर्शनं च |

श्वा पिण्डदस्प कुरुते गजपुङ्गवस्तु

धीरं विलोकयति चातैश्च भुते ॥ ३१ ॥

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XXXI . ( a ) ° ro ; या . N.

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St. XXXI , - चरणावपात . Ramarshi renders this by पादप्रसारं करोति .

The other commentator hast . It seems rather to

mean falling at [ another's ] feet . fuct = giver of food . Comp .

Panchatantra I. , 76 and Viracharita p . 81 , ( Calc . Ed . ) where

Malyavân is called पिण्डोपजीवी of Ravana . पुंगव TT comp . the syno

nymes , H , similarly used . - Vasantatilaká .

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Gopinath1896

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Kosambi

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लाङ्गूलचालनमधश् चरणावपातं

भूमौ निपत्य वदनोदरदर्शनं च ।

श्वा पिण्डदस्य कुरुते गजपुंगवस् तु

धीरं विलोकयति चाटुशतैश् च भुते ॥ ५७ ॥

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57 Om in . BORI 329. a ) Y1 चरणोपपातं ; T1 . 2 Gs चरणावघातं ( for वरणाव

पातं ) . - 6 ) M3 निपात्य . C चरणोदर ; D वदनोपर . - ° ) C गजवस्तुभिश्व ; M4 मदवारणस्तु

( for गजपुंगवस्तु ) . - ) A10 धीरौ or धीरो ( for धीरं ) . Fs चाटु शनैश्च ; Js Ja बाहुशतेन ( for

चाटुशतैश्च ) . Ait भुक्तेः ; Ms भुक्तैः .

BIS . 5845 ( 2663 ) Bhartr . ed . Bohl . 2. 26. Haeh . 71. lith . ed . I , II and

Galan 31. Paiñc . ed orn . I. 14. Hit . II . 40. ed . Cal . p . 188. ed . Rodr . p . 161 ; SRB .

p . 231.71 ; SBH . 641 ; SRK . p . 78. 8 ( Bh . ) ; Tantrākhyāyikā I 8 ; Edgerton I. 10 ;

SL . f . 42a ; SSD . 2. f . 42a .