Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 15, Verse 14: On Living Truly

Chapter 15 · Verse 14

On Living Truly

अयममृतनिधानं नायकोऽप्योषधीनाम् अमृतमयशरीरः कान्तियुक्तोऽपि चन्द्रः । भवतिविगतरश्मिर्मण्डलं प्राप्य भानोः परसदननिविष्टः को लघुत्वं न याति ॥

ayamamṛtanidhānaṃ nāyako'pyoṣadhīnām amṛtamayaśarīraḥ kāntiyukto'pi candraḥ | bhavativigataraśmirmaṇḍalaṃ prāpya bhānoḥ parasadananiviṣṭaḥ ko laghutvaṃ na yāti ||

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The moon is a storehouse of nectar, lord of all herbs, with a body of immortality and beau
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