Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 10: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 10
On Speech and Silence
नाग्निहोत्रं विना वेदा न च दानं विना क्रिया । न भावेन विना सिद्धिस्तस्माद्भावो हि कारणम् ॥
nāgnihotraṃ vinā vedā na ca dānaṃ vinā kriyā | na bhāvena vinā siddhistasmādbhāvo hi kāraṇam ||
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“Vedas without the fire rite are empty. So is action without giving. Without inner feeling,…”
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