Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 14: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 14
On Speech and Silence
शान्तितुल्यं तपो नास्ति न सन्तोषात्परं सुखम् । न तृष्णायाः परो व्याधिर्न च धर्मो दयापरः ॥ (दयासमः ) क्रोधो वैवस्वतो राजा तृष्णा वैतरणी नदी । विद्या कामदुधा देनुः सन्तोषो नन्दनं वनम् ॥
śāntitulyaṃ tapo nāsti na santoṣātparaṃ sukham | na tṛṣṇāyāḥ paro vyādhirna ca dharmo dayāparaḥ || (dayāsamaḥ ) krodho vaivasvato rājā tṛṣṇā vaitaraṇī nadī | vidyā kāmadudhā denuḥ santoṣo nandanaṃ vanam ||
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“No austerity equals peace. No happiness exceeds contentment. No disease is worse than crav…”
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