Bhagavad Gita · 5.18
॥
Devanāgarī
विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि ।
शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vidyāvinayasampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini |
śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
विद्याविनयसम्पन्नेvidyā-vinaya-sampannein one who is endowed (sampanna) with knowledge (vidyā) and humility (vinaya).
ब्राह्मणेbrāhmaṇein a brāhmaṇa.
गविgaviin a cow.
हस्तिनिhastiniin an elephant.
शुनिśuniin a dog.
च एवca evaand also.
श्वपाके चśva-pāke caand in a dog-eater (an outcaste).
पण्डिताःpaṇḍitāḥthe sages (paṇḍitas).
समदर्शिनःsama-darśinaḥthose who see (darśin) equally (sama).
Translation
“True sages (paṇḍitas) see with equal vision a learned and humble brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater [an outcaste].”
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