Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 12, Verse 4: On the Company of the Good

Chapter 12 · Verse 4

On the Company of the Good

हस्तौ दानविवर्जितौ श्रुतिपुटौ सारस्वतद्रोहिणौ नेत्रे साधुविलोकनेन रहिते पादौ न तीर्थं गतौ । अन्यायार्जितवित्तपूर्णमुदरं गर्वेण तुङ्गं शिरो रे रे जम्बुक मुञ्च मुञ्च सहसा नीचं सुनिन्द्यं वपुः ॥

hastau dānavivarjitau śrutipuṭau sārasvatadrohiṇau netre sādhuvilokanena rahite pādau na tīrthaṃ gatau | anyāyārjitavittapūrṇamudaraṃ garveṇa tuṅgaṃ śiro re re jambuka muñca muñca sahasā nīcaṃ sunindyaṃ vapuḥ ||

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“Hands that never gave, ears hostile to learning, eyes that never rested on the good, feet…”