Learn·Chapter 5 · Renunciation of action·Verse 18 of 29
Bhagavad Gītā 5.18, word by word
BG 5.18
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि। शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः
vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śhuni chaiva śhva-pāke cha paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśhinaḥ
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In English
Sages look upon all equally, whether they be a minister of learning and humility, an infidel, a cow, an elephant, or a dog.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Sages look with an equal eye on a Brahmana endowed with learning and humility, on a cow, an elephant, a dog, and even an outcaste.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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