Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 6: Closing Reflections
Chapter 17 · Verse 6
Closing Reflections
अशक्तस्तु भवेत्साधुर्ब्रह्मचारी वा निर्धनः । व्याधितो देवभक्तश्च वृद्धा नारी पतिव्रता ॥
aśaktastu bhavetsādhurbrahmacārī vā nirdhanaḥ | vyādhito devabhaktaśca vṛddhā nārī pativratā ||
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“The powerless becomes a saint, the broke becomes celibate, the sick becomes a devotee, the…”
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