Jefferson had entertained doubts about it and Monroe, destined to be the fifth President, had been one of the bitter foes of ratification.

杰斐逊对此表示怀疑，而注定要成为第五任总统的门罗一直是批准的死敌之一。

These were fervent Brahmins, the bitterest foes of Buddhism, their deities being Vishnu, the solar god, Shiva, the divine impersonation of natural forces, and Brahma, the supreme ruler of priests and legislators.

这些善男信女是佛教的死对头，他们狂热地崇信婆罗门教。婆罗门教里有三个转世活佛：第一个是回斯奴，他是太阳神的化身，第二个是希瓦，他是生灵万物主宰的化身，第三个是卜拉马，他是一切婆罗门教教长和立法者的主宰。