Chanakya Neeti

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आपदर्थे धनं रक्षेद् दारान् रक्षेद् धनैरपि। आत्मानं सततं रक्षेद् दारैरपि धनैरपि।।६।।

sanskrit

A person should save money to face the upcoming troubles. He should protect his wife even by giving up his wealth. But for the safety of the soul, sacrificing both wealth and wife is also appropriate.

english translation

hindi translation

Apadarthe dhanaM rakSed dArAn rakSed dhanairapi| AtmAnaM satataM rakSed dArairapi dhanairapi||6||

hk transliteration

आपदर्थे धनं रक्षेच्छ्रीमतांकुतः किमापदः। कदाचिच्चलिता लक्ष्मी संचिताऽपि विनश्यति।।७।।

sanskrit

Everyone should collect money for future troubles. Never think that what kind of trouble does a rich person face? Because when money leaves us, the accumulated money also starts decreasing rapidly.

english translation

hindi translation

Apadarthe dhanaM rakSecchrImatAMkutaH kimApadaH| kadAciccalitA lakSmI saMcitA'pi vinazyati||7||

hk transliteration

यस्मिन् देशे न सम्मानो न वृत्तिर्न च बान्धवाः। न च विद्यागमोऽप्यस्ति वासस्तत्र न कारयेत्।।८।।

sanskrit

Never live in a country where you have no respect, where there is no employment for you, where you have no friends and where you cannot acquire any knowledge.

english translation

hindi translation

yasmin deze na sammAno na vRttirna ca bAndhavAH| na ca vidyAgamo'pyasti vAsastatra na kArayet||8||

hk transliteration

धनिकः श्रोत्रियो राजा नदी वैद्यस्तु पञ्चमः । पञ्च यत्र न विद्यन्ते न तत्र दिवसे वसेत।।९।।

sanskrit

One should not reside even for a day in a place where there is no rich person, no Brahmin who is proficient in Vedic scriptures, no king, no river, and no doctor.

english translation

hindi translation

dhanikaH zrotriyo rAjA nadI vaidyastu paJcamaH | paJca yatra na vidyante na tatra divase vaseta||9||

hk transliteration

लोकयात्रा भयं लज्जा दाक्षिण्यं त्यागशीलता । पञ्च यत्र न विद्यन्ते न कुर्यात्तत्र संगतिम्।।१०।।

sanskrit

An intelligent person should never go to a country where there is no opportunity to earn employment, people do not fear anything, people do not feel ashamed of anything, people are not intelligent and people do not have the inclination to do charity.

english translation

hindi translation

lokayAtrA bhayaM lajjA dAkSiNyaM tyAgazIlatA | paJca yatra na vidyante na kuryAttatra saMgatim||10||

hk transliteration