Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 11, Verse 13: On True Excellence
Chapter 11 · Verse 13
On True Excellence
लौकिके कर्मणि रतः पशूनां परिपालकः । वाणिज्यकृषिकर्मा यः स विप्रो वैश्य उच्यते ॥
laukike karmaṇi rataḥ paśūnāṃ paripālakaḥ | vāṇijyakṛṣikarmā yaḥ sa vipro vaiśya ucyate ||
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“Absorbed in worldly affairs, tending cattle, engaged in trade and farming. Such a brahmin…”
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