Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 7, Verse 7: On Heaven in the Household
Chapter 7 · Verse 7
On Heaven in the Household
शकटं पञ्चहस्तेन दशहस्तेन वाजिनम् । गजं हस्तसहस्रेण देशत्यागेन दुर्जनम् ॥
śakaṭaṃ pañcahastena daśahastena vājinam | gajaṃ hastasahasreṇa deśatyāgena durjanam ||
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“Stay five steps away from a cart, ten from a horse, a thousand from an elephant. From a ba…”
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