Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 7, Verse 12: On Heaven in the Household
Chapter 7 · Verse 12
On Heaven in the Household
नात्यन्तं सरलैर्भाव्यं गत्वा पश्य वनस्थलीम् । छिद्यन्ते सरलास्तत्र कुब्जास्तिष्ठन्ति पादपाः ॥
nātyantaṃ saralairbhāvyaṃ gatvā paśya vanasthalīm | chidyante saralāstatra kubjāstiṣṭhanti pādapāḥ ||
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“Do not be too straight. Go to the forest and look. The straight trees get cut. The crooked…”
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