Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 21: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 21
On the Sage and the Fool
नराणां नापितो धूर्तः पक्षिणां चैव वायसः । चतुष्पादं शृगालस्तु स्त्रीणां धूर्ता च मालिनी ॥
narāṇāṃ nāpito dhūrtaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ caiva vāyasaḥ | catuṣpādaṃ śṛgālastu strīṇāṃ dhūrtā ca mālinī ||
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“Among men, the barber is sly. Among birds, the crow. Among four footed creatures, the jack…”
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