Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 16: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 16
On Mortality and Urgency
बुद्धिर्यस्य बलं तस्य निर्बुद्धेश्च कुतो बलम् । वने सिंहो यदोन्मत्तः मशकेन निपातितः ॥
buddhiryasya balaṃ tasya nirbuddheśca kuto balam | vane siṃho yadonmattaḥ maśakena nipātitaḥ ||
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“Real strength lives where intelligence lives. Without intelligence, where is strength? A l…”
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