Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 11, Verse 2: On True Excellence
Chapter 11 · Verse 2
On True Excellence
आत्मवर्गं परित्यज्य परवर्गं समाश्रयेत् । स्वयमेव लयं याति यथा राजान्यधर्मतः ॥
ātmavargaṃ parityajya paravargaṃ samāśrayet | svayameva layaṃ yāti yathā rājānyadharmataḥ ||
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“One who abandons their own people and takes shelter with outsiders perishes on their own,…”
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