Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 8: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 8
On Speech and Silence
हतं ज्ञानं क्रियाहीनं हतश्चाज्ञानतो नरः । हतं निर्णायकं सैन्यं स्त्रियो नष्टा ह्यभर्तृकाः ॥
hataṃ jñānaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ hataścājñānato naraḥ | hataṃ nirṇāyakaṃ sainyaṃ striyo naṣṭā hyabhartṛkāḥ ||
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“Knowledge without practice is dead. A man without knowledge is dead. An army without a com…”
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