Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 15: On the Excellent and the Wicked
Chapter 16 · Verse 15
On the Excellent and the Wicked
तृणं लघु तृणात्तूलं तूलादपि च याचकः । वायुना किं न नीतोऽसौ मामयं याचयिष्यति ॥
tṛṇaṃ laghu tṛṇāttūlaṃ tūlādapi ca yācakaḥ | vāyunā kiṃ na nīto'sau māmayaṃ yācayiṣyati ||
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“Grass is light. Cotton is lighter than grass. A beggar is lighter than cotton. Why has the…”
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