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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 18

Renunciation and Action

विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि। शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः

vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śhuni chaiva śhva-pāke cha paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśhinaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 5.18 mean?

The wise see with equal vision a Brahmin endowed with learning and humility, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and even a dog-eater.

Word-by-word meaning

vidyā—divine knowledge · vinaya—humbleness · sampanne—equipped with · brāhmaṇe—a Brahmin · gavi—a cow · hastini—an elephant · śhuni—a dog · cha—and · eva—certainly · śhva-pāke—a dog-eater · cha—and · paṇḍitāḥ—the learned · sama-darśhinaḥ—see with equal vision

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