Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 19: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 19
On Mortality and Urgency
अन्नाद्दशगुणं पिष्टं पिष्टाद्दशगुणं पयः । पयसोऽष्टगुणं मांसां मांसाद्दशगुणं घृतम् ॥
annāddaśaguṇaṃ piṣṭaṃ piṣṭāddaśaguṇaṃ payaḥ | payaso'ṣṭaguṇaṃ māṃsāṃ māṃsāddaśaguṇaṃ ghṛtam ||
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“Flour is ten times more nourishing than grain. Milk is ten times more than flour. Meat is…”
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