Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 2, Verse 4: On Conduct and Caution
Chapter 2 · Verse 4
On Conduct and Caution
ते पुत्रा ये पितुर्भक्ताः स पिता यस्तु पोषकः । तन्मित्रं यत्र विश्वासः सा भार्या यत्र निर्वृतिः ॥
te putrā ye piturbhaktāḥ sa pitā yastu poṣakaḥ | tanmitraṃ yatra viśvāsaḥ sā bhāryā yatra nirvṛtiḥ ||
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“Sons are real sons if they obey. A father is real if he provides. A friend is real if ther…”
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