Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 3, Verse 15: On Virtues and Vices
Chapter 3 · Verse 15
On Virtues and Vices
एकेन शुष्कवृक्षेण दह्यमानेन वह्निना । दह्यते तद्वनं सर्वं कुपुत्रेण कुलं यथा ॥
ekena śuṣkavṛkṣeṇa dahyamānena vahninā | dahyate tadvanaṃ sarvaṃ kuputreṇa kulaṃ yathā ||
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“A single dry tree, once it catches fire, burns down the whole forest. A single ruinous chi…”
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