Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 2, Verse 1: On Conduct and Caution
Chapter 2 · Verse 1
On Conduct and Caution
अनृतं साहसं माया मूर्खत्वमतिलोभिता । अशौचत्वं निर्दयत्वं स्त्रीणां दोषाः स्वभावजाः ॥
anṛtaṃ sāhasaṃ māyā mūrkhatvamatilobhitā | aśaucatvaṃ nirdayatvaṃ strīṇāṃ doṣāḥ svabhāvajāḥ ||
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“Falsehood, recklessness, deceit, foolishness, excessive greed, impurity, and mercilessness…”
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