Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 20: Closing Reflections
Chapter 17 · Verse 20
Closing Reflections
अधः पश्यसि किं बाले पतितं तव किं भुवि । रे रे मूर्ख न जानासि गतं तारुण्यमौक्तिकम् ॥
adhaḥ paśyasi kiṃ bāle patitaṃ tava kiṃ bhuvi | re re mūrkha na jānāsi gataṃ tāruṇyamauktikam ||
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“What are you looking down at, girl? Has something of yours fallen to the ground? You fool,…”
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