Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 2, Verse 11: On Conduct and Caution
Chapter 2 · Verse 11
On Conduct and Caution
माता शत्रुः पिता वैरी याभ्यां बाला न पाठिताः । सभामध्ये न शोभन्ते हंसमध्ये बको यथा ॥
mātā śatruḥ pitā vairī yābhyāṃ bālā na pāṭhitāḥ | sabhāmadhye na śobhante haṃsamadhye bako yathā ||
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“A mother is an enemy and a father a foe. By whom a child is not educated. Such a child can…”
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