Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 17, Verse 8: Closing Reflections
Chapter 17 · Verse 8
Closing Reflections
तक्षकस्य विषं दन्ते मक्षिकायास्तु मस्तके । वृश्चिकस्य विषं पुच्छे सर्वाङ्गे दुर्जने विषम् ॥
takṣakasya viṣaṃ dante makṣikāyāstu mastake | vṛścikasya viṣaṃ pucche sarvāṅge durjane viṣam ||
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“The cobra carries venom in its fang, the fly on its head, the scorpion in its tail. The wi…”
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