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Having drunk the water of the lakes, the elephants increased their own water of pride, as if in exchange for it. The wise ones, fearing the obstruction caused by the waves of their hands, quickly left the lakes. || 144 ||
The elephant keepers, wanting to cleanse the elephants, who were stained with the ink of pride, entered the water of the lakes. They could not make them enter the water, so they only tried to give them water to drink. Even after much persuasion, they were unable to give even water to drink to those elephants who were standing on the shore. Meaning - The intoxicated elephants neither entered the water nor drank it. || 145 ||
The intoxicated elephants neither drank the water that they had obtained without effort, nor did they pluck anything from the trees on the shore, nor did they find any comfort in the shade of the trees. Alas, this pride is never beneficial to the soul. || 146 ||
It is not that these elephants, being heavy-bodied, did not travel quickly. That is, they traveled quickly even though they were heavy. They never committed any offense in battle, and they are the most capable of carrying burdens. Yet, they had to be bound only because of their fickleness. Therefore, let this fickleness be cursed. || 147 ||
Why are you binding us in this way without any offense? You should know that this act of yours will soon bring you retribution. Thus, the elephants, shaking their heads, clearly showed their anger towards the elephant keepers by raising their ankushas above their heads. || 148 ||
The elephants, who were destroyers of creatures, were especially bound in their limbs, yet they were not restrained, which shows their fickleness. || 147 ||
"Why are you binding us?" said the elephants, "Know this, O elephant keepers, that this will soon bring you retribution." Thus, shaking their heads, the elephants clearly showed their anger towards the elephant keepers by raising their ankushas above their heads. || 148 ||
The elephants, who were destroyers of creatures, were especially bound in their limbs, yet they were not restrained, which shows their fickleness. || 147 ||
"Why are you binding us?" said the elephants, "Know this, O elephant keepers, that this will soon bring you retribution." Thus, shaking their heads, the elephants clearly showed their anger towards the elephant keepers by raising their ankushas above their heads. || 148 ||
The elephants, who were destroyers of creatures, were especially bound in their limbs, yet they were not restrained, which shows their fickleness. || 147 ||
"Why are you binding us?" said the elephants, "Know this, O elephant keepers, that this will soon bring you retribution." Thus, shaking their heads, the elephants clearly showed their anger towards the elephant keepers by raising their ankushas above their heads. || 148 ||
The elephants, who were destroyers of creatures, were especially bound in their limbs, yet they were not restrained, which shows their fickleness. || 147 ||
"Why are you binding us?" said the elephants, "Know this, O elephant keepers, that this will soon bring you retribution." Thus, shaking their heads, the elephants clearly showed their anger towards the elephant keepers by raising their ankushas above their heads. || 148 ||
The elephants, who were destroyers of creatures, were especially bound in their limbs, yet they were not restrained, which shows their fickleness. || 147 ||
"Why are you binding us?" said the elephants, "Know this, O elephant keepers, that this will soon bring you retribution." Thus, shaking their heads, the elephants clearly showed their anger towards the