Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 14, Verse 13: On the Soul and the World
Chapter 14 · Verse 13
On the Soul and the World
स जीवति गुणा यस्य यस्य धर्मः स जीवति । गुणधर्मविहीनस्य जीवितं निष्प्रयोजनम् ॥
sa jīvati guṇā yasya yasya dharmaḥ sa jīvati | guṇadharmavihīnasya jīvitaṃ niṣprayojanam ||
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“The one who lives is the one whose character lives, whose dharma lives. A life empty of bo…”
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