Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 1: On Fate and Effort
Chapter 4 · Verse 1
On Fate and Effort
अयममृतनिधानं नायकोऽप्योषधीनां अमृतमयशरीरः कान्तियुक्तोऽपि चन्द्रः । भवति विगतरश्मिर्मण्डलं प्राप्य भानोः परसदननिविष्टः को लघुत्वं न याति ॥ आयुः कर्म च वित्तं च विद्या निधनमेव च । पञ्चैतानि हि सृज्यन्ते गर्भस्थस्यैव देहिनः ॥
ayamamṛtanidhānaṃ nāyako'pyoṣadhīnāṃ amṛtamayaśarīraḥ kāntiyukto'pi candraḥ | bhavati vigataraśmirmaṇḍalaṃ prāpya bhānoḥ parasadananiviṣṭaḥ ko laghutvaṃ na yāti || ṣarma āyuḥ karma ca vittaṃ ca vidyā nidhanameva ca | pañcaitāni hi sṛjyante garbhasthasyaiva dehinaḥ ||
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“Even the moon. The lord of herbs, body made of nectar, full of beauty. When it enters the…”
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