Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 16: On Fate and Effort

Chapter 4 · Verse 16

On Fate and Effort

त्यजेद्धर्मं दयाहीनं विद्याहीनं गुरुं त्यजेत् । त्यजेत्क्रोधमुखीं भार्यां निःस्नेहान्बान्धवांस्त्यजेत् ॥

tyajeddharmaṃ dayāhīnaṃ vidyāhīnaṃ guruṃ tyajet | tyajetkrodhamukhīṃ bhāryāṃ niḥsnehānbāndhavāṃstyajet ||

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“Drop a dharma that has no kindness in it. Drop a teacher who has no learning. Drop a wife…”