Tawney
Truth is the ornament of all mankind,
Slim elephants delight the keeper's mind,
Learning and patience are a Brahman's boast,
Each creature's highest good becomes it most.
Telang
verse
Text (not proofread)
बचो हि सत्यं परमं विभूषणं
गजाङ्गनाया कृशता तच्च ।
द्विजस्य विद्यैव पुनस्तथा क्षमा
शीलं हि सर्वस्य नरस्य भूषणम् ॥ १८ ॥
endnote
Text (not proofread)
St. XVIII . - There is a break of metre in the second line
which is corrupt . For the last line , comp . St. 82. - Vans'astha ..