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before my birth, gone to sleep or expired (now that it is time) to manage for (my) further maintenance ?"
Note: This verse is found, with slight variations, as no. 312 of the Sarngadharapaddhati, as verse no. 4 in the section on Santosaprasamsā of the Subhāṣitaratnabhäṇḍāgāra (p. 75) and as verse no. 270 of PPS (p. 84).
Verse 11: P. 31, II. 6-9 :
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"The glory of kings lies in the tusk of the elephant, of poor people in the shoulder of the bull, of excellent warriors in the tip of the sword (and) of women in the breasts!"
Note:
This is an oft-quoted stanza.
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