Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 4: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 4
On Speech and Silence
वित्तं देहि गुणान्वितेषु मतिमन्नान्यत्र देहि क्वचित् प्राप्तं वारिनिधेर्जलं घनमुखे माधुर्ययुक्तं सदा । जीवान्स्थावरजंगमांश्च सकलान्संजीव्य भूमण्डलं भूयः पश्य तदेव कोटिगुणितं गच्छन्तमम्भोनिधिम् ॥
vittaṃ dehi guṇānviteṣu matimannānyatra dehi kvacit prāptaṃ vārinidherjalaṃ ghanamukhe mādhuryayuktaṃ sadā | jīvānsthāvarajaṃgamāṃśca sakalānsaṃjīvya bhūmaṇḍalaṃ bhūyaḥ paśya tadeva koṭiguṇitaṃ gacchantamambhonidhim ||
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