यो हि दत्त्वा द्विपश्रेष्ठं कक्ष्यायां कुरुते मनः। रज्जुस्नेहेन किं तस्य त्यजतः कुञ्जरोत्तमम्॥
yo hi dattvā dvipaśreṣṭhaṃ kakṣyāyāṃ kurute manaḥ| rajjusnehena kiṃ tasya tyajataḥ kuñjarottamam||
English Meaning
Of what avail is a person's attachment for the tether of a goodly elephant, when the elephant itself is renounced by him?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)