A Bengali proverb: two watersnakes swallowing fish and frog. Creator: Unknown.

A Bengali proverb: two watersnakes swallowing fish and frog. Creator: Unknown.

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A Bengali proverb: two watersnakes swallowing fish and frog. Additional Info: Based on sayings attributed to the Bengali Vaishnava poet on his sahaja (controlled passion) cult. According to A.K. Coomaraswamy the implied meaning is: "It is harder to escape from debauchery once you have taken to it than it is for a fish to escape alive from the mouth of a snake".


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  1. Watercolour

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Science & Nature Aquatic Life


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3039x4960
File Size : 44,161kb


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  1. 26906i
  1. 1290001315
  1. 26906i
  1. 3-062-953
  1. 3062953

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