Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 15, Verse 2: On Living Truly
Chapter 15 · Verse 2
On Living Truly
एकमप्यक्षरं यस्तु गुरुः शिष्यं प्रबोधयेत् । पृथिव्यां नास्ति तद्द्रव्यं यद्दत्त्वा सोऽनृणी भवेत् ॥
ekamapyakṣaraṃ yastu guruḥ śiṣyaṃ prabodhayet | pṛthivyāṃ nāsti taddravyaṃ yaddattvā so'nṛṇī bhavet ||
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“If a teacher imparts even a single letter of learning to a student, no substance on earth…”
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