Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 16: Closing Reflections

Chapter 17 · Verse 16

Closing Reflections

यदि रामा यदि च रमा यदि तनयो विनयगुणोपेतः । तनये तनयोत्पत्तिः सुरवरनगरे किमाधिक्यम् ॥

yadi rāmā yadi ca ramā yadi tanayo vinayaguṇopetaḥ | tanaye tanayotpattiḥ suravaranagare kimādhikyam ||

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If your wife is loving, if wealth is steady, if the son is endowed with humility and merit
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