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The low-minded constantly envy the noble, just as the lunar eclipse swallows the shining moon time and again.
The gluttonous elephant is never satisfied despite abundant fodder. It gives neither wool like sheep nor milk like cows — yet people still mock its bu...
Those who leave one value to attain another reveal its worth: that which is abandoned causes descent, and that which is embraced lifts upward.
Those of sattva rise upward, rajas remain in the middle, and tamas sink downward — the journey of beings based on their inherent qualities.
Milk does not rise by cutting the cow — similarly, taxation from an abused kingdom yields no benefit.
The reflection of the moon and clouds in water appears like another world — the illusory mirroring of nature forms a poetic tapestry.
When the youth grows old and breath rises toward death, respectful gestures like bowing to elders bring back vitality.
When the hand pulling a bow goes upward, and the other downward, the arrow flies far — balance and opposition yield motion.
The standard unit for a grain measure is three "upward rice grains"; the hand itself is defined by 24 finger-widths.
When the breath no longer remains in the body and rises upward, the soul follows it — compelled by time (death).
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