Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 6: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 6
On the Sage and the Fool
मूर्खाणां पण्डिता द्वेष्या अधनानां महाधनाः । परांगना कुलस्त्रीणां सुभगानां च दुर्भगाः ॥
mūrkhāṇāṃ paṇḍitā dveṣyā adhanānāṃ mahādhanāḥ | parāṃganā kulastrīṇāṃ subhagānāṃ ca durbhagāḥ ||
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“Fools resent the learned. The poor resent the rich. Other women are resented by women of t…”
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