Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 3, Verse 18: On Virtues and Vices
Chapter 3 · Verse 18
On Virtues and Vices
लालयेत्पञ्चवर्षाणि दशवर्षाणि ताडयेत् । प्राप्ते तु षोडशे वर्षे पुत्रे मित्रवदाचरेत् ॥
lālayetpañcavarṣāṇi daśavarṣāṇi tāḍayet | prāpte tu ṣoḍaśe varṣe putre mitravadācaret ||
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“Indulge a son for the first five years; chastise him with the rod for the next ten. From t…”
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