Chanakya Neeti

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हस्ती स्थूलतः स चाङ्कुशवशः किं हस्तिमात्रोऽङ्कुशो दीपे प्रज्वलिते प्रणश्यति तमः किं दीपमात्रं तमः । वज्रेणापि हताः पतन्ति गिरयः किं वज्रमात्रं नगास् तेजो यस्य विराजते स बलवान्स्थूलेषु कः प्रत्ययः ॥३II

sanskrit

How huge is the body of an elephant but is controlled by a small curb? Is Ankush like an elephant? A lamp destroys dense darkness, is a lamp greater than darkness? A thunderbolt breaks a mountain, is the lightning as big as the mountain? Therefore, size does not matter, the one in which Tej resides is considered powerful.

english translation

hindi translation

hastI sthUlataH sa cAGkuzavazaH kiM hastimAtro'Gkuzo dIpe prajvalite praNazyati tamaH kiM dIpamAtraM tamaH | vajreNApi hatAH patanti girayaH kiM vajramAtraM nagAs tejo yasya virAjate sa balavAnsthUleSu kaH pratyayaH ||3II

hk transliteration

siva.sh/chanakya-neeti/11/3

हस्ती स्थूलतः स चाङ्कुशवशः किं हस्तिमात्रोऽङ्कुशो दीपे प्रज्वलिते प्रणश्यति तमः किं दीपमात्रं तमः । वज्रेणापि हताः पतन्ति गिरयः किं वज्रमात्रं नगास् तेजो यस्य विराजते स बलवान्स्थूलेषु कः प्रत्ययः ॥३II

sanskrit

How huge is the body of an elephant but is controlled by a small curb? Is Ankush like an elephant? A lamp destroys dense darkness, is a lamp greater than darkness? A thunderbolt breaks a mountain, is the lightning as big as the mountain? Therefore, size does not matter, the one in which Tej resides is considered powerful.

english translation

hindi translation

hastI sthUlataH sa cAGkuzavazaH kiM hastimAtro'Gkuzo dIpe prajvalite praNazyati tamaH kiM dIpamAtraM tamaH | vajreNApi hatAH patanti girayaH kiM vajramAtraM nagAs tejo yasya virAjate sa balavAnsthUleSu kaH pratyayaH ||3II

hk transliteration