κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
dipsăcos: i, f., = δίψακος,I the plant teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, Linn.; Plin. 27, 9, 47, § 71.