Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 12: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 12
On the Sage and the Fool
नास्ति कामसमो व्याधिर्नास्ति मोहसमो रिपुः । नास्ति कोपसमो वह्निर्नास्ति ज्ञानात्परं सुखम् ॥
nāsti kāmasamo vyādhirnāsti mohasamo ripuḥ | nāsti kopasamo vahnirnāsti jñānātparaṃ sukham ||
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“There is no disease like lust. No enemy like delusion. No fire like anger. And no happines…”
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