Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 12, Verse 14: On the Company of the Good
Chapter 12 · Verse 14
On the Company of the Good
मातृवत्परदारेषु परद्रव्येषु लोष्ट्रवत् । आत्मवत्सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति स पण्डितः ॥
mātṛvatparadāreṣu paradravyeṣu loṣṭravat | ātmavatsarvabhūteṣu yaḥ paśyati sa paṇḍitaḥ ||
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“Treating another's wife like one's own mother, another's wealth like a clod of earth, ever…”
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