Sanskrit to English:
एतादृशः देशः अपि व्यापारेण लाभं प्राप्यात् स्वस्य सापेक्षानुकूल्यद्वारा, यथा येषु उत्पन्नेषु स्वस्य केवलानुकूल्यम् अत्यधिकं वर्तते तान् नियाय, अपि च, येषु उत्पन्नेषु स्वस्य केवलानुकूल्यं तुल्यरूपेण न्यूनं (तत् धनात्मकं चेदपि) चास्ति तान् आयाय, इति रिकार्डो-वर्यस्य अभिप्रायः।
Ricardo's insight was that such a country would still benefit from trading according to its comparative advantage, exporting products in which its absolute advantage was greatest, and importing products in which its absolute advantage was comparatively less (even if still positive).