Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 6, Verse 18: On Wealth and Generosity
Chapter 6 · Verse 18
On Wealth and Generosity
प्रत्युत्थानं च युद्धं च संविभागं च बन्धुषु । स्वयमाक्रम्य भुक्तं च शिक्षेच्चत्वारि कुक्कुटात् ॥
pratyutthānaṃ ca yuddhaṃ ca saṃvibhāgaṃ ca bandhuṣu | svayamākramya bhuktaṃ ca śikṣeccatvāri kukkuṭāt ||
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“Wake early, fight when you must, share with your own, and take only what you earn through…”
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