Chanakya Neeti

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बुद्धिर्यस्य बलं तस्य निर्बुद्धेश्च कुतो बलम् । वने सिंहो यदोन्मत्तः शाकेन निपातितः ॥ १६॥

sanskrit

He who has knowledge is powerful. What power can an unenlightened man have? Even a small rabbit in the forest intelligently kills an intoxicated lion.

english translation

hindi translation

buddhiryasya balaM tasya nirbuddhezca kuto balam | vane siMho yadonmattaH zAkena nipAtitaH || 16||

hk transliteration

का चिन्ता मम जीवने यदि हरिर्विश्वंभरो गीयते नो चेदर्भकजीवनाय जननीस्तन्यं कथं निर्ममे । इत्यालोच्य मुहुर्मुहर्यद्रपते लक्ष्मीपते केवलं त्वत्पादाम्बुजसेवनेन सततं कालो मया नीयते ॥१७॥

sanskrit

O Vishvambhar, you follow everyone. Why should I worry about my livelihood when my mind is busy singing your glory. Without your grace, milk cannot flow from a mother's breast and the child cannot be nurtured. Always thinking this, O Lord of the Yadu dynasty, O husband of Lakshmi, may I spend all my time serving your lotus feet.

english translation

hindi translation

kA cintA mama jIvane yadi harirvizvaMbharo gIyate no cedarbhakajIvanAya jananIstanyaM kathaM nirmame | ityAlocya muhurmuharyadrapate lakSmIpate kevalaM tvatpAdAmbujasevanena satataM kAlo mayA nIyate ||17||

hk transliteration

गीर्वाणवाणीषु विशिष्टबुद्धिस तथापि भाषान्तरलोलुपोऽहम् । यथा सुधायाममरेषु सत्यां स्वर्गाङ्गनानामधरासवे रुचिः ॥१८॥

sanskrit

Despite having special knowledge of Sanskrit language, I want to learn other languages, just as in heaven there is nectar for the Gods to drink, yet they want to drink the juice from the lips of Apsaras.

english translation

hindi translation

gIrvANavANISu viziSTabuddhisa tathApi bhASAntaralolupo'ham | yathA sudhAyAmamareSu satyAM svargAGganAnAmadharAsave ruciH ||18||

hk transliteration

अन्नाद्दशगुणं पिष्टं पिष्टाद्दशगुणं पयः । पयसोऽष्टगुणं मांसं मांसाद्दशगुणं घृ॒तम् ॥१९॥

sanskrit

There are ten times more bulls in ground flour than in standing grain. Milk has twice the strength of ground flour. There is eight times more power in meat than in milk and ten times more power in ghee than in meat.

english translation

hindi translation

annAddazaguNaM piSTaM piSTAddazaguNaM payaH | payaso'STaguNaM mAMsaM mAMsAddazaguNaM ghR॒tam ||19||

hk transliteration

शोकेन रोगा वर्धन्ते पयसा वर्धते तनुः । घृतेन वर्धते वीर्यं मांसान्मांसं प्रवर्धते ॥२०॥

sanskrit

Diseases increase due to grief. The body grows with milk. Ghee increases semen. Flesh grows flesh.

english translation

hindi translation

zokena rogA vardhante payasA vardhate tanuH | ghRtena vardhate vIryaM mAMsAnmAMsaM pravardhate ||20||

hk transliteration