BG 5.18

विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि ।
शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥
vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini
śuni caiva śva-pāke ca paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ

Word-for-word meanings

paṇḍitāḥ — those established in true wisdom;  sama-darśinaḥ — regard with equal vision;  brāhmaṇe — a brāhmaṇa;  sampanne — endowed with;  vidyā — education;  vinaya — and humility;  gavi — a cow;  hastini — an elephant;  śuni ca eva — and indeed a dog;  ca — and;  śva-pāke — a dog-eater [the outcaste].

Translation

Those established in true wisdom regard with equal vision a brāhmaṇa endowed with learning and humility, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.

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