Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 12: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 12
On Mortality and Urgency
वरं वनं व्याघ्रगजेन्द्रसेवितं द्रुमालयं पत्रफलाम्बुसेवनम् । तृणेषु शय्या शतजीर्णवल्कलं न बन्धुमध्ये धनहीनजीवनम् ॥
varaṃ vanaṃ vyāghragajendrasevitaṃ drumālayaṃ patraphalāmbusevanam | tṛṇeṣu śayyā śatajīrṇavalkalaṃ na bandhumadhye dhanahīnajīvanam ||
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“Better the forest with tigers and elephants. A home in trees, leaves and fruit and water f…”
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