TEXT 11

TEXT 11

kharāś ca karkaśaiḥ kṣattaḥ
khurair ghnanto dharā-talam
khārkāra-rabhasā mattāḥ
paryadhāvan varūthaśaḥ

Перевод

O Vidura, the asses ran hither and thither in herds, striking the earth with their hard hooves and wildly braying.

Комментарий

Asses also feel very respectable as a race, and when they run in flocks hither and thither in so-called jollity, it is understood to be a bad sign for human society.