Äste-vyaste dhÄÃ±Ä Äse, patha nÄhi pÄya
pathera pipÄ«likÄ iti-uti dhare pÄya

 Äste-vyaste - with great alacrity; dhÄÃ±Ä - running; Äse - came; patha nÄhi pÄya - does not get the path; pathera - on the path; pipÄ«likÄ - ants; iti-uti - here and there; dhare pÄya - touch the foot.


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“With great alacrity the hunter began to run toward his spiritual master, but he could not fall down and offer obeisances because ants were running hither and thither around his feet.

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