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Bhagavadgītā 5.18

vidyāvinayasaṃpanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastiniśuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ

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vidyāvinayasaṃpanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini | śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ

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Sages look equally on a Brâhmana adorned with learning and humility, a cow, an elephant, and even a dog and an outcaste.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English Sages look equally on a Brâhmana adorned with learning and humility, a cow, an elephant, and even a dog and an outcaste. Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0