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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