κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
δάκτυλα zie δάκτυλος.
δάκτῠλα: τά Arph., Theocr. pl. к δάκτυλος.