Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 14: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 14
On the Sage and the Fool
तृणं ब्रह्मविदः स्वर्गस्तृणं शूरस्य जीवितम् । जिताशस्य तृणं नारी निःस्पृहस्य तृणं जगत् ॥
tṛṇaṃ brahmavidaḥ svargastṛṇaṃ śūrasya jīvitam | jitāśasya tṛṇaṃ nārī niḥspṛhasya tṛṇaṃ jagat ||
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“To the knower of Brahman, heaven is a blade of grass. To the warrior, life is a blade of g…”
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