Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 13, Verse 9: On Impermanence
Chapter 13 · Verse 9
On Impermanence
जीवन्तं मृतवन्मन्ये देहिनं धर्मवर्जितम् । मृतो धर्मेण संयुक्तो दीर्घजीवी न संशयः ॥
jīvantaṃ mṛtavanmanye dehinaṃ dharmavarjitam | mṛto dharmeṇa saṃyukto dīrghajīvī na saṃśayaḥ ||
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“I consider a person without dharma as good as dead even while alive. The one who lived by…”
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