Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 5: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 5
On the Sage and the Fool
अन्यायार्जितवित्तपूर्णमुदरं गर्वेण तुङ्गं शिरो रे रे जम्बुक मुञ्च मुञ्च सहसा नीचं सुनिन्द्यं वपुः ॥ निःस्पृहो नाधिकारी स्यान् नाकामो मण्डनप्रियः । नाविदग्धः प्रियं ब्रूयात्स्पष्टवक्ता न वञ्चकः ॥
anyāyārjitavittapūrṇamudaraṃ garveṇa tuṅgaṃ śiro re re jambuka muñca muñca sahasā nīcaṃ sunindyaṃ vapuḥ || ṣarma niḥspṛho nādhikārī syān nākāmo maṇḍanapriyaḥ | nāvidagdhaḥ priyaṃ brūyātspaṣṭavaktā na vañcakaḥ ||
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“O jackal! Belly full from wealth gained by injustice, head raised in pride. Abandon at onc…”
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