Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 14, Verse 5: On the Soul and the World

Chapter 14 · Verse 5

On the Soul and the World

जले तैलं खले गुह्यं पात्रे दानं मनागपि । प्राज्ञे शास्त्रं स्वयं याति विस्तारं वस्तुशक्तितः ॥

jale tailaṃ khale guhyaṃ pātre dānaṃ manāgapi | prājñe śāstraṃ svayaṃ yāti vistāraṃ vastuśaktitaḥ ||

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