Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 9, Verse 7: On Dharma in Daily Life
Chapter 9 · Verse 7
On Dharma in Daily Life
अहिं नृपं च शार्दूलं वृद्धं च बालकं तथा । परश्वानं च मूर्खं च सप्त सुप्तान्न बोधयेत् ॥
ahiṃ nṛpaṃ ca śārdūlaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca bālakaṃ tathā | paraśvānaṃ ca mūrkhaṃ ca sapta suptānna bodhayet ||
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“Seven who should never be woken from sleep: a snake, a king, a tiger, the elderly, a child…”
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