Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 18: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 18
On Speech and Silence
असन्तुष्टा द्विजा नष्टाः सन्तुष्टाश्च महीभृतः । सलज्जा गणिका नष्टा निर्लज्जाश्च कुलाङ्गना ॥
asantuṣṭā dvijā naṣṭāḥ santuṣṭāśca mahībhṛtaḥ | salajjā gaṇikā naṣṭā nirlajjāśca kulāṅganā ||
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“A discontented scholar is ruined. A contented king is ruined. A courtesan with shame is ru…”
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