Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 2, Verse 14: On Conduct and Caution
Chapter 2 · Verse 14
On Conduct and Caution
कान्तावियोगः स्वजनापमानं ऋणस्य शेषं कुनृपस्य सेवा । दारिद्र्यभावाद्विमुखं च मित्रं विनाग्निना पञ्च दहन्ति कायम् ॥
kāntāviyogaḥ svajanāpamānaṃ ṛṇasya śeṣaṃ kunṛpasya sevā | dāridryabhāvādvimukhaṃ ca mitraṃ vināgninā pañca dahanti kāyam ||
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“Separation from a beloved. Insult from your own people. An unpaid debt that lingers. Servi…”
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