Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 10: On the Sage and the Fool

Chapter 5 · Verse 10

On the Sage and the Fool

अन्यथा वेदशास्त्राणि ज्ञानपाण्डित्यमन्यथा । अन्यथा तत्पदं शान्तं लोकाः क्लिश्यन्ति चाह्न्यथा ॥

anyathā vedaśāstrāṇi jñānapāṇḍityamanyathā | anyathā tatpadaṃ śāntaṃ lokāḥ kliśyanti cāhnyathā ||

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The Vedas and shastras say one thing. Scholarly knowledge says another. That state of peac
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