Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 13, Verse 17: On Impermanence
Chapter 13 · Verse 17
On Impermanence
खनित्वा हि खनित्रेण भूतले वारि विन्दति । तथा गुरुगतां विद्यां शुश्रूषुरधिगच्छति ॥
khanitvā hi khanitreṇa bhūtale vāri vindati | tathā gurugatāṃ vidyāṃ śuśrūṣuradhigacchati ||
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“Just as water is found by digging the earth with a spade, so the knowledge held by a teach…”
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