Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 18: On Fate and Effort

Chapter 4 · Verse 18

On Fate and Effort

इन्द्रियाणि च संयम्य बकवत्पण्डितो नरः । देशकालबलं ज्ञात्वा सर्वकार्याणि साधयेत् ॥ कः कालः कानि मित्राणि को देशः कौ व्ययागमौ । कश्चाहं का च मे शक्तिरिति चिन्त्यं मुहुर्मुहुः ॥

indriyāṇi ca saṃyamya bakavatpaṇḍito naraḥ | deśakālabalaṃ jñātvā sarvakāryāṇi sādhayet || ṣarma kaḥ kālaḥ kāni mitrāṇi ko deśaḥ kau vyayāgamau | kaścāhaṃ kā ca me śaktiriti cintyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ ||

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A wise person works like a heron. Senses held in, watching. Knowing the place, the moment,
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