Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 9: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 9
On Speech and Silence
वृद्धकाले मृता भार्या बन्धुहस्तगतं धनम् । भोजनं च पराधीनं तिस्रः पुंसां विडम्बनाः ॥
vṛddhakāle mṛtā bhāryā bandhuhastagataṃ dhanam | bhojanaṃ ca parādhīnaṃ tisraḥ puṃsāṃ viḍambanāḥ ||
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“A wife who dies in old age, wealth that has passed into a relative's hands, meals that dep…”
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