Chanakya Neeti

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धनहीनो न हीनश्च धनिकः स सुनिश्चयः । विद्यारत्नेन हीनो यः स हीनः सर्ववस्तुषु ॥१॥

sanskrit

Being poor does not make one count as wealthless; But the one who, despite being rich, is inferior to Vidyaratan, is poor in many ways.

english translation

hindi translation

dhanahIno na hInazca dhanikaH sa sunizcayaH | vidyAratnena hIno yaH sa hInaH sarvavastuSu ||1||

hk transliteration

दृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत्पादं वस्त्रपूतं पिबेज्जलम् । शास्त्रपूतं वदेद्वाक्यः मनःपूतं समाचरेत॥२॥

sanskrit

Let us take every step carefully. Let us drink filtered water. We speak only what is according to the scriptures. We should do only that work about which we have thought carefully.

english translation

hindi translation

dRSTipUtaM nyasetpAdaM vastrapUtaM pibejjalam | zAstrapUtaM vadedvAkyaH manaHpUtaM samAcareta||2||

hk transliteration

सुखार्थी चेत्यजेद्विद्यां विद्यार्थी चेत्यजेत्सुखम् । सुखार्थिनः कुतो विद्यासुखं विद्यार्थिनः कुतः ॥३॥

sanskrit

Who wants happiness. He should forget all thoughts of acquiring knowledge and the one who wants knowledge should give up happiness: because how will the seeker of happiness get knowledge and how will the student get happiness.

english translation

hindi translation

sukhArthI cetyajedvidyAM vidyArthI cetyajetsukham | sukhArthinaH kuto vidyAsukhaM vidyArthinaH kutaH ||3||

hk transliteration

कवयः किं न पश्यन्ति किं न भक्षन्ति वायसाः । मद्यपाः किं न जल्पन्ति किं न कुर्वन्ति योषितः ॥४ ॥

sanskrit

What is that which the poet cannot imagine? What is that work which women are not capable of doing? What is such a useless thing that a drunk person does not do? What is that which crow does not eat?

english translation

hindi translation

kavayaH kiM na pazyanti kiM na bhakSanti vAyasAH | madyapAH kiM na jalpanti kiM na kurvanti yoSitaH ||4 ||

hk transliteration

रङ्कं करोति राजानं राजानं रङ्कुमेव च । धनिनं निर्धनं चैव निर्धनं धनिनं विधिः ॥५॥

sanskrit

Destiny turns a beggar into a king and the king into a beggar. that to a rich man Can make the poor and the poor rich.

english translation

hindi translation

raGkaM karoti rAjAnaM rAjAnaM raGkumeva ca | dhaninaM nirdhanaM caiva nirdhanaM dhaninaM vidhiH ||5||

hk transliteration