Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 18: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 18
On Mortality and Urgency
गीर्वाणवाणीषु विशिष्टबुद्धि- स्तथापि भाषान्तरलोलुपोऽहम् । यथा सुधायाममरेषु सत्यां स्वर्गाङ्गनानामधरासवे रुचिः ॥
gīrvāṇavāṇīṣu viśiṣṭabuddhi- stathāpi bhāṣāntaralolupo'ham | yathā sudhāyāmamareṣu satyāṃ svargāṅganānāmadharāsave ruciḥ ||
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“Though my mind is set on Sanskrit, the language of the gods, I am still drawn to other ton…”
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