Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 3, Verse 20: On Virtues and Vices
Chapter 3 · Verse 20
On Virtues and Vices
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां यस्यैकोऽपि न विद्यते । अजागलस्तनस्येव तस्य जन्म निरर्थकम् ॥
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ yasyaiko'pi na vidyate | ajāgalastanasyeva tasya janma nirarthakam ||
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“Of dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation, if a person has not one. Their life is as use…”
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