Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 7: On Fate and Effort
Chapter 4 · Verse 7
On Fate and Effort
मूर्खश्चिरायुर्जातोऽपि तस्माज्जातमृतो वरः । मृतः स चाल्पदुःखाय यावज्जीवं जडो दहेत् ॥
mūrkhaścirāyurjāto'pi tasmājjātamṛto varaḥ | mṛtaḥ sa cālpaduḥkhāya yāvajjīvaṃ jaḍo dahet ||
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“A foolish son who lives long is worse than one who died at birth. The dead one causes brie…”
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