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When I knew but a little, I was blinded by pride as an elephant is blinded by rut from excitement, and my mind was puffed up with the idea that I kne… - Bhartṛhari
" "When I knew but a little, I was blinded by pride as an elephant is blinded by rut from excitement, and my mind was puffed up with the idea that I knew everything. When, however, I gradually gained knowledge through the contact of the wise I found I was a fool; and the pride, which had possessed me like a fever, left me.
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About Bhartṛhari
Bhartrihari (Devanagari: भर्तृहरि; also romanised as Bhartṛhari) was a 5th century Sanskrit author, considered to have written two influential texts: The Śatakatraya, a book of poetry; and Vākyapadīya, a grammatical treatise.
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