[neeti-24]
परिवर्तिनि संसारे मृतः को वा न जायते ।स जातो येन जातेन याति वंशः समुन्नतिम् ॥२४॥parivartini saṃsāre mṛtaḥ ko vā na jāyate |sa jāto yena jātena yāti vaṃśaḥ samunnatim ||24||
Translation
(MAKE YOUR LIFE WORTHWHILE)
Wagging the tail; hitting the ground with the feet; falling on the ground and exposing the face and the belly; all these acts are done by the dog in front of the person who offers it food. But the bull-elephant looks at the food-giver with defiance. He eats only after a lot of cajoling is done. ॥ 24 ॥