Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 7: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 7
On the Sage and the Fool
आलस्योपगता विद्या परहस्तगतं धनम् । अल्पबीजं हतं क्षेत्रं हतं सैन्यमनायकम् ॥
ālasyopagatā vidyā parahastagataṃ dhanam | alpabījaṃ hataṃ kṣetraṃ hataṃ sainyamanāyakam ||
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“Learning grown lazy. Wealth passed into another's hands. A field sown with too few seeds.…”
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