Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 11: On the Excellent and the Wicked

Chapter 16 · Verse 11

On the Excellent and the Wicked

अतिक्लेशेन यद्द्रव्यमतिलोभेन यत्सुखम् । शत्रूणां प्रणिपातेन ते ह्यर्था मा भवन्तु मे ॥

atikleśena yaddravyamatilobhena yatsukham | śatrūṇāṃ praṇipātena te hyarthā mā bhavantu me ||

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What is the use of a fortune that behaves like a faithful bride to one person, when there
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