Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 15, Verse 17: On Living Truly
Chapter 15 · Verse 17
On Living Truly
बन्धनानि खलु सन्ति बहूनि प्रेमरज्जुकृतबन्धनमन्यत् । दारुभेदनिपुणोऽपि षडंघ्रि- र्निष्क्रियो भवति पंकजकोशेः ॥
bandhanāni khalu santi bahūni premarajjukṛtabandhanamanyat | dārubhedanipuṇo'pi ṣaḍaṃghri- rniṣkriyo bhavati paṃkajakośeḥ ||
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“There are many kinds of bondage in the world, but the bond made by the rope of love is the…”
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