Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 4, Verse 9: On Fate and Effort

Chapter 4 · Verse 9

On Fate and Effort

किं तया क्रियते धेन्वा या न दोग्ध्री न गर्भिणी । कोऽर्थः पुत्रेण जातेन यो न विद्वान् न भक्तिमान् ॥

kiṃ tayā kriyate dhenvā yā na dogdhrī na garbhiṇī | ko'rthaḥ putreṇa jātena yo na vidvān na bhaktimān ||

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“What use is a cow that neither gives milk nor calves? What use is a son who is neither lea…”