Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 10, Verse 8: On Mortality and Urgency
Chapter 10 · Verse 8
On Mortality and Urgency
अन्तःसारविहीनानामुपदेशो न जायते । मलयाचलसंसर्गान्न वेणुश्चन्दनायते ॥
antaḥsāravihīnānāmupadeśo na jāyate | malayācalasaṃsargānna veṇuścandanāyate ||
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“Advice does not take root in those who are hollow inside. Bamboo growing on Malaya mountai…”
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