Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 6, Verse 15: On Wealth and Generosity
Chapter 6 · Verse 15
On Wealth and Generosity
सिंहादेकं बकादेकं शिक्षेच्चत्वारि कुक्कुटात् । वायसात्पञ्च शिक्षेच्च षट्शुनस्त्रीणि गर्दभात् ॥
siṃhādekaṃ bakādekaṃ śikṣeccatvāri kukkuṭāt | vāyasātpañca śikṣecca ṣaṭśunastrīṇi gardabhāt ||
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“Learn one quality from the lion, one from the crane, four from the rooster, five from the…”
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