यथापूर्वंगजस्स्नात्वागृह्यहस्तेनवैरजः । दूषयत्यात्मनोदेहंतथानार्येषुसङ्गतम् ।।6.16.13।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
गजः elephant, पूर्वम् first, स्नात्वा: taking bath, हस्तेन: with its own trunk, रजः dust,गृह्य: taking, आत्मनः own, देहम् body, यथा: in the same way, दूषयति: abuses, तथा: that way, अनार्येषु: unworthy ones, सङ्गतम् association.
English Commentary
"Just as an elephant takes dust with its trunk and abuses (and spreads on) its own body after taking a bath so also is the association with unworthy ones."