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प्रसह्य मणिमुद्धरेन्मकरवक्त्रदंष्ट्राङ्कुरात्समुद्रमपि संतरेत्प्रचलदूर्मिमालाकुलम् ।भुजङ्गमपि कोपितं शिरसि पुष्पवद्धारयेत्न तु प्रतिनिविष्टमूर्खजनचित्तमाराधयेत् ॥३॥prasahya maṇimuddharenmakaravaktradaṃṣṭrāṅkurātsamudramapi saṃtaretpracaladūrmimālākulam |bhujaṅgamapi kopitaṃ śirasi puṣpavaddhārayetna tu pratiniviṣṭamūrkhajanacittamārādhayet ||3||
Translation
(THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE FEAT IN THE WORLD)
One can forcibly remove the precious gem caught in the sharp teeth inside the mouth of a crocodile! One can easily cross over the ocean turbulent with waves! One can wear the hissing serpent on the head like a flower garland! But one can never satisfy the mind of an obstinate blockhead! ॥ 3 ॥