Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 1: Closing Reflections
Chapter 17 · Verse 1
Closing Reflections
पुस्तकप्रत्ययाधीतं नाधीतं गुरुसन्निधौ । सभामध्ये न शोभन्ते जारगर्भा इव स्त्रियः ॥
pustakapratyayādhītaṃ nādhītaṃ gurusannidhau | sabhāmadhye na śobhante jāragarbhā iva striyaḥ ||
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“What is studied only from books, not under a teacher, does not shine in an assembly. Like…”
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