Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 17: On the Excellent and the Wicked
Chapter 16 · Verse 17
On the Excellent and the Wicked
वरं प्राणपरित्यागो मानभङ्गेन जीवनात् । प्राणत्यागे क्षणं दुःखं मानभङ्गे दिने दिने ॥
varaṃ prāṇaparityāgo mānabhaṅgena jīvanāt | prāṇatyāge kṣaṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ mānabhaṅge dine dine ||
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“Better to give up one's life than to live with broken honour. Loss of life is the pain of…”
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