Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 17: On Fate and Effort
Chapter 4 · Verse 17
On Fate and Effort
अध्वा जरा देहवतां पर्वतानां जलं जरा । अमैथुनं जरा स्त्रीणां वस्त्राणामातपो जरा ॥
adhvā jarā dehavatāṃ parvatānāṃ jalaṃ jarā | amaithunaṃ jarā strīṇāṃ vastrāṇāmātapo jarā ||
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“Travel ages a body. Water ages a mountain. Solitude ages a woman. The sun ages cloth.…”
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