Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 15: On Fate and Effort
Chapter 4 · Verse 15
On Fate and Effort
अनभ्यासे विषं शास्त्रमजीर्णे भोजनं विषम् । दरिद्रस्य विषं गोष्ठी वृद्धस्य तरुणी विषम् ॥
anabhyāse viṣaṃ śāstramajīrṇe bhojanaṃ viṣam | daridrasya viṣaṃ goṣṭhī vṛddhasya taruṇī viṣam ||
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“Scripture without practice is poison. Food during indigestion is poison. Society is poison…”
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