Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 17: Closing Reflections

Chapter 17 · Verse 17

Closing Reflections

आहारनिद्राभयमैथुनानि समानि चैतानि नृणां पशूनाम् । ज्ञानं नराणामधिको विशेषो ज्ञानेन हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥

āhāranidrābhayamaithunāni samāni caitāni nṛṇāṃ paśūnām | jñānaṃ narāṇāmadhiko viśeṣo jñānena hīnāḥ paśubhiḥ samānāḥ ||

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