Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 13, Verse 5: On Impermanence
Chapter 13 · Verse 5
On Impermanence
आयुः कर्म च वित्तं च विद्या निधनमेव च । पञ्चैतानि हि सृज्यन्ते गर्भस्थस्यैव देहिनः ॥ अहो बत विचित्राणि चरितानि महात्मनाम् । लक्ष्मीं तृणाय मन्यन्ते तद्भारेण नमन्ति च ॥
āyuḥ karma ca vittaṃ ca vidyā nidhanameva ca | pañcaitāni hi sṛjyante garbhasthasyaiva dehinaḥ || aho bata vicitrāṇi caritāni mahātmanām | lakṣmīṃ tṛṇāya manyante tadbhāreṇa namanti ca ||
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“Lifespan, deeds, wealth, learning, and the manner of death. These five are determined for…”
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