Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 9, Verse 8: On Dharma in Daily Life
Chapter 9 · Verse 8
On Dharma in Daily Life
अर्धाधीताश्च यैर्वेदास्तथा शूद्रान्नभोजनाः । ते द्विजाः किं करिष्यन्ति निर्विषा इव पन्नगाः ॥
ardhādhītāśca yairvedāstathā śūdrānnabhojanāḥ | te dvijāḥ kiṃ kariṣyanti nirviṣā iva pannagāḥ ||
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“Those who have only half learned the Vedas, and those who eat the food of shudras. What ca…”
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