Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 10: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 10
On Mortality and Urgency
दुर्जनं सज्जनं कर्तुमुपायो नहि भूतले । अपानं शातधा धौतं न श्रेष्ठमिन्द्रियं भवेत् ॥
durjanaṃ sajjanaṃ kartumupāyo nahi bhūtale | apānaṃ śātadhā dhautaṃ na śreṣṭhamindriyaṃ bhavet ||
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“There is no method on earth to turn a wicked person into a good one. Washing the anus a hu…”
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