Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 15, Verse 7: On Living Truly
Chapter 15 · Verse 7
On Living Truly
अयुक्तं स्वामिनो युक्तं युक्तं नीचस्य दूषणम् । अमृतं राहवे मृत्युर्विषं शङ्करभूषणम् ॥
ayuktaṃ svāmino yuktaṃ yuktaṃ nīcasya dūṣaṇam | amṛtaṃ rāhave mṛtyurviṣaṃ śaṅkarabhūṣaṇam ||
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“What is improper for the great is proper. What is proper for the low becomes blameworthy.…”
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