Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 2, Verse 15: On Conduct and Caution
Chapter 2 · Verse 15
On Conduct and Caution
नदीतीरे च ये वृक्षाः परगेहेषु कामिनी । मन्त्रहीनाश्च राजानः शीघ्रं नश्यन्त्यसंशयम् ॥
nadītīre ca ye vṛkṣāḥ parageheṣu kāminī | mantrahīnāśca rājānaḥ śīghraṃ naśyantyasaṃśayam ||
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“Trees on a riverbank. A woman in another man's house. A king without counsel. All three ar…”
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