Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 12, Verse 15: On the Company of the Good

Chapter 12 · Verse 15

On the Company of the Good

धर्मे तत्परता मुखे मधुरता दाने समुत्साहता मित्रेऽवञ्चकता गुरौ विनयता चित्तेऽतिमभीरता । आचारे शुचिता गुणे रसिकता शास्त्रेषु विज्ञानता रूपे सुन्दरता शिवे भजनता त्वय्यस्ति भो राघव ॥

dharme tatparatā mukhe madhuratā dāne samutsāhatā mitre'vañcakatā gurau vinayatā citte'timabhīratā | ācāre śucitā guṇe rasikatā śāstreṣu vijñānatā rūpe sundaratā śive bhajanatā tvayyasti bho rāghava ||

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“Devotion in dharma, sweetness in speech, eagerness in giving, honesty in friendship, humil…”