Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 11: On Fate and Effort
Chapter 4 · Verse 11
On Fate and Effort
सकृज्जल्पन्ति राजानः सकृज्जल्पन्ति पण्डिताः । सकृत्कन्याः प्रदीयन्ते त्रीण्येतानि सकृत्सकृत् ॥
sakṛjjalpanti rājānaḥ sakṛjjalpanti paṇḍitāḥ | sakṛtkanyāḥ pradīyante trīṇyetāni sakṛtsakṛt ||
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“A king speaks once. A scholar speaks once. A daughter is given in marriage once. These thr…”
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