Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 18: On the Excellent and the Wicked
Chapter 16 · Verse 18
On the Excellent and the Wicked
संसारविषवृक्षस्य द्वे फलेऽमृतोपमे । सुभाषितं च सुस्वादु सङ्गतिः सज्जने जने ॥
saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣasya dve phale'mṛtopame | subhāṣitaṃ ca susvādu saṅgatiḥ sajjane jane ||
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“On the poison tree of saṃsāra, only two fruits are like nectar. Sweet speech, and the comp…”
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