Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 7, Verse 8: On Heaven in the Household
Chapter 7 · Verse 8
On Heaven in the Household
हस्ती अङ्कुशमात्रेण वाजी हस्तेन ताड्यते । शृङ्गी लगुडहस्तेन खड्गहस्तेन दुर्जनः ॥
hastī aṅkuśamātreṇa vājī hastena tāḍyate | śṛṅgī laguḍahastena khaḍgahastena durjanaḥ ||
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“An elephant is controlled by a goad, a horse by the hand. A horned animal by a stick. A ba…”
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