Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 6: On the Excellent and the Wicked
Chapter 16 · Verse 6
On the Excellent and the Wicked
गुणैरुत्तमतां याति नोच्चैरासनसंस्थिताः । प्रासादशिखरस्थोऽपि काकः किं गरुडायते ॥
guṇairuttamatāṃ yāti noccairāsanasaṃsthitāḥ | prāsādaśikharastho'pi kākaḥ kiṃ garuḍāyate ||
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“Qualities are honoured everywhere, not great riches. Is the full moon revered the way the…”
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