Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 15: On the Sage and the Fool

Chapter 5 · Verse 15

On the Sage and the Fool

विद्या मित्रं प्रवासे च भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च । व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं धर्मो मित्रं मृतस्य च ॥

vidyā mitraṃ pravāse ca bhāryā mitraṃ gṛheṣu ca | vyādhitasyauṣadhaṃ mitraṃ dharmo mitraṃ mṛtasya ca ||

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“On a journey, learning is your friend. At home, your wife is your friend. For the sick, me…”