Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 2: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 2
On Mortality and Urgency
दृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत्पादं वस्त्रपूतं पिबेज्जलम् । शास्त्रपूतं वदेद्वाक्यः मनःपूतं समाचरेत् ॥
dṛṣṭipūtaṃ nyasetpādaṃ vastrapūtaṃ pibejjalam | śāstrapūtaṃ vadedvākyaḥ manaḥpūtaṃ samācaret ||
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“Place your foot where your eye has examined the ground. Drink water filtered through cloth…”
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