Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 3, Verse 8: On Virtues and Vices
Chapter 3 · Verse 8
On Virtues and Vices
रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना विशालकुलसम्भवाः । विद्याहीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धाः किंशुका यथा ॥
rūpayauvanasampannā viśālakulasambhavāḥ | vidyāhīnā na śobhante nirgandhāḥ kiṃśukā yathā ||
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“Endowed with beauty and youth, born into a great family. Yet without learning, such a pers…”
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