Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 12, Verse 2: On the Company of the Good

Chapter 12 · Verse 2

On the Company of the Good

आर्तेषु विप्रेषु दयान्वितश्च यच्छ्रद्धया स्वल्पमुपैति दानम् । अनन्तपारमुपैति राजन् यद्दीयते तन्न लभेद्द्विजेभ्यः ॥

ārteṣu vipreṣu dayānvitaśca yacchraddhayā svalpamupaiti dānam | anantapāramupaiti rājan yaddīyate tanna labheddvijebhyaḥ ||

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Even a small gift given to those in distress and to learned people with compassion and tru
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