Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 12: Closing Reflections
Chapter 17 · Verse 12
Closing Reflections
दानेन पाणिर्न तु कङ्कणेन स्नानेन शुद्धिर्न तु चन्दनेन । मानेन तृप्तिर्न तु भोजनेन ज्ञानेन मुक्तिर्न तु मुण्डनेन ॥
dānena pāṇirna tu kaṅkaṇena snānena śuddhirna tu candanena | mānena tṛptirna tu bhojanena jñānena muktirna tu muṇḍanena ||
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“The hand is honoured by giving, not by a bracelet. Cleanliness comes from bathing, not fro…”
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