Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 5: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 5
On Speech and Silence
चाण्डालानां सहस्रैश्च सूरिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः । एको हि यवनः प्रोक्तो न नीचो यवनात्परः ॥
cāṇḍālānāṃ sahasraiśca sūribhistattvadarśibhiḥ | eko hi yavanaḥ prokto na nīco yavanātparaḥ ||
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“The wise who see the truth have said: among a thousand outcastes, the yavana stands alone.…”
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