Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 11, Verse 17: On True Excellence
Chapter 11 · Verse 17
On True Excellence
देवद्रव्यं गुरुद्रव्यं परदाराभिमर्शनम् । निर्वाहः सर्वभूतेषु विप्रश्चाण्डाल उच्यते ॥
devadravyaṃ gurudravyaṃ paradārābhimarśanam | nirvāhaḥ sarvabhūteṣu vipraścāṇḍāla ucyate ||
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“One who takes what belongs to gods, what belongs to teachers, who violates another's wife,…”
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