Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 2: On the Sage and the Fool

Chapter 5 · Verse 2

On the Sage and the Fool

यथा चतुर्भिः कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षणच्छेदनतापताडनैः । तथा चतुर्भिः पुरुषः परीक्ष्यते त्यागेन शीलेन गुणेन कर्मणा ॥

yathā caturbhiḥ kanakaṃ parīkṣyate nigharṣaṇacchedanatāpatāḍanaiḥ | tathā caturbhiḥ puruṣaḥ parīkṣyate tyāgena śīlena guṇena karmaṇā ||

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“Gold is tested four ways: by rubbing, cutting, heating, and hammering. A person is tested…”