Canonical Ref: BK 10.73
Metrical Form: पुष्पिताग्रा
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
अधिगत-महिमा मनुश्य-लोके वत सुतरामवसीदति प्रमादी । गज-पतिरुरु-शैल-शृङ्ग-वर्ष्मा गुरुरवमज्जति पङ्क-भाङ्न दारु ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
Alas ! one who has attained greatness in this world of human beings and, (then) commits an error, suffers a greater downfall. A huge and mighty elephant whose form is like the summit of a great mountain and who is caught in mud, sinks deeper (but) not so (a log of) wood.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 10.73. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.