Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 21: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 21
On Speech and Silence
ऋणकर्ता पिता शत्रुर्माता च व्यभिचारिणी । भार्या रूपवती शत्रुः पुत्रः शत्रुरपण्डितः ॥
ṛṇakartā pitā śatrurmātā ca vyabhicāriṇī | bhāryā rūpavatī śatruḥ putraḥ śatrurapaṇḍitaḥ ||
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“A father who burdens his household with debt is an enemy. An unfaithful mother is an enemy…”
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