रूपभेदविदस्तत्र ततश्चोभयतोदत: । तेषां बहुपदा: श्रेष्ठाश्चतुष्पादस्ततो द्विपात् ॥ ३० ॥
rupa-bheda-vidas tatra tatas cobhayato-datah tesam bahu-padah sresthas catus-padas tato dvi-pat
- rupa-bheda
- distinctions of form
- vidah
- those who perceive
- tatra
- than them
- tatah
- than them
- ca
- and
- ubhayatah
- in both jaws
- datah
- those with teeth
- tesam
- of them
- bahu-padah
- those who have many legs
- sresthah
- better
- catuh-padah
- four-legged
- tatah
- than them
- dvi-pat
- two-legged.
Better than those living entities who can perceive sound are those who can distinguish between one form and another. Better than them are those who have developed upper and lower sets of teeth, and better still are those who have many legs. Better than them are the quadrupeds, and better still are the human beings.