Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 9: On the Sage and the Fool

Chapter 5 · Verse 9

On the Sage and the Fool

वित्तेन रक्ष्यते धर्मो विद्या योगेन रक्ष्यते । मृदुना रक्ष्यते भूपः सत्स्त्रिया रक्ष्यते गृहम् ॥

vittena rakṣyate dharmo vidyā yogena rakṣyate | mṛdunā rakṣyate bhūpaḥ satstriyā rakṣyate gṛham ||

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