Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 2, Verse 5: On Conduct and Caution
Chapter 2 · Verse 5
On Conduct and Caution
परोक्षे कार्यहन्तारं प्रत्यक्षे प्रियवादिनम् । वर्जयेत्तादृशं मित्रं विषकुम्भं पयोमुखम् ॥
parokṣe kāryahantāraṃ pratyakṣe priyavādinam | varjayettādṛśaṃ mitraṃ viṣakumbhaṃ payomukham ||
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“Avoid that friend who is a destroyer of your work behind your back but speaks sweetly in f…”
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