History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.233

v7.c95.233

²⁵³² नाधर्मश्चरितो लोके सद्यः फलति गौरिव । शनैरावर्तमानस्तु कर्तुर्मूलानि कृन्तति ॥ आदिपर्व 80. 2, मनु IV. 172 गौ. may also mean 'the earth' But in that case the meaning would be 'when you sow seed in the earth it takes time before the crops are ready.' If गौ' means 'an ox' (or cow) here, then it would mean an ox is immediately useful for carrying loads unlike adharma or 'a cow yields milk immediately after she is fed well'.