It’s not enough to give him a morsel,“Nālaṁ kabaḷaṁ padātave,a bite, some grass, or a rubbing-down.Na ca piṇḍaṁ na kuse na ghaṁsituṁ;I think by seeing the dog often,Maññāmi abhiṇhadassanā,the elephant grew fond of him.Nāgo snehamakāsi kukkure”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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