Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 23: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 23
On the Sage and the Fool
राजपत्नी गुरोः पत्नी मित्रपत्नी तथैव च । पत्नीमाता स्वमाता च पञ्चैता मातरः स्मृताः ॥
rājapatnī guroḥ patnī mitrapatnī tathaiva ca | patnīmātā svamātā ca pañcaitā mātaraḥ smṛtāḥ ||
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“The king's wife. The teacher's wife. The friend's wife. The wife's mother. And your own mo…”
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