Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 1: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 1
On Mortality and Urgency
धनहीनो न हीनश्च धनिकः स सुनिश्चयः । विद्यारत्नेन हीनो यः स हीनः सर्ववस्तुषु ॥
dhanahīno na hīnaśca dhanikaḥ sa suniścayaḥ | vidyāratnena hīno yaḥ sa hīnaḥ sarvavastuṣu ||
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“One who lacks money is not truly poor, that is a settled truth. The one who lacks the jewe…”
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