Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 6: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 6
On Mortality and Urgency
लुब्धानां याचकः शत्रुर्मूर्खानां बोधको रिपुः । जारस्त्रीणां पतिः शत्रुश्चौराणां चन्द्रमा रिपुः ॥
lubdhānāṃ yācakaḥ śatrurmūrkhānāṃ bodhako ripuḥ | jārastrīṇāṃ patiḥ śatruścaurāṇāṃ candramā ripuḥ ||
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“A beggar is the enemy of the miser. The honest teacher is the enemy of the fool. The husba…”
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