Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 13: On the Excellent and the Wicked

Chapter 16 · Verse 13

On the Excellent and the Wicked

धनेषु जीवितव्येषु स्त्रीषु चाहारकर्मसु । अतृप्ताः प्राणिनः सर्वे याता यास्यन्ति यान्ति च ॥

dhaneṣu jīvitavyeṣu strīṣu cāhārakarmasu | atṛptāḥ prāṇinaḥ sarve yātā yāsyanti yānti ca ||

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“In wealth, in lifespan, in women, in food, in work. All living beings remain unsatisfied.…”