Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 13, Verse 8: On Impermanence
Chapter 13 · Verse 8
On Impermanence
राज्ञि धर्मिणि धर्मिष्ठाः पापे पापाः समे समाः । राजानमनुवर्तन्ते यथा राजा तथा प्रजाः ॥
rājñi dharmiṇi dharmiṣṭhāḥ pāpe pāpāḥ same samāḥ | rājānamanuvartante yathā rājā tathā prajāḥ ||
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“Under a righteous king, people become righteous; under a corrupt one, corrupt; under an in…”
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