Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 3: On Fate and Effort
Chapter 4 · Verse 3
On Fate and Effort
दर्शनध्यानसंस्पर्शैर्मत्सी कूर्मी च पक्षिणी । शिशुं पालयते नित्यं तथा सज्जन-संगतिः ॥
darśanadhyānasaṃsparśairmatsī kūrmī ca pakṣiṇī | śiśuṃ pālayate nityaṃ tathā sajjana-saṃgatiḥ ||
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“A fish nourishes its young by looking, a turtle by thinking of them, a bird by touch. The…”
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