Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 11, Verse 6: On True Excellence

Chapter 11 · Verse 6

On True Excellence

न दुर्जनः साधुदशामुपैति बहुप्रकारैरपि शिक्ष्यमाणः । आमूलसिक्तः पयसा घृतेन न निम्बवृक्षो मधुरत्वमेति ॥

na durjanaḥ sādhudaśāmupaiti bahuprakārairapi śikṣyamāṇaḥ | āmūlasiktaḥ payasā ghṛtena na nimbavṛkṣo madhuratvameti ||

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“A wicked person does not become good no matter how much they are taught. The neem tree, ev…”