Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 12, Verse 16: On the Company of the Good
Chapter 12 · Verse 16
On the Company of the Good
काष्ठं कल्पतरुः सुमेरुरचलश्चिन्तामणिः प्रस्तरः सूर्यस्तीव्रकरः शशी क्षयकरः क्षारो हि वारां निधिः । कामो नष्टतनुर्वलिर्दितिसुतो नित्यं पशुः कामगौ- र्नैतांस्ते तुलयामि भो रघुपते कस्योपमा दीयते ॥
kāṣṭhaṃ kalpataruḥ sumeruracalaścintāmaṇiḥ prastaraḥ sūryastīvrakaraḥ śaśī kṣayakaraḥ kṣāro hi vārāṃ nidhiḥ | kāmo naṣṭatanurvalirditisuto nityaṃ paśuḥ kāmagau- rnaitāṃste tulayāmi bho raghupate kasyopamā dīyate ||
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“The wish fulfilling tree is only wood. Mount Meru is only a mountain. The chintamani jewel…”
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