Chanakya Neeti

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मुहूर्तमपि जीवेच्च नरः शुक्लेन कर्मणा । न कल्पमपि कष्टेन लोकद्वयविरोधिना ॥१॥

sanskrit

By doing good deeds, the life of human beings for a moment is still the best, but living for a Kalpa with the enemies of both the worlds is also not the best.

english translation

hindi translation

muhUrtamapi jIvecca naraH zuklena karmaNA | na kalpamapi kaSTena lokadvayavirodhinA ||1||

hk transliteration

गते शोको न कर्तव्यो भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत। वर्तमानेन कालेन वर्तयन्ति विचक्षणाः ॥२॥

sanskrit

Let us not regret what has passed. Let us not even worry about the future. People with wisdom and intelligence live only in the present.

english translation

hindi translation

gate zoko na kartavyo bhaviSyaM naiva cintayeta| vartamAnena kAlena vartayanti vicakSaNAH ||2||

hk transliteration

स्वभावेन हि तुष्यन्ति देवाः सत्पुरुषाः पिता । ज्ञातयः स्नानपानाभ्यां वाक्यदानेन पण्डिताः ॥३II

sanskrit

Gods, good men, fathers and parents, close and distant relatives are satisfied with respect and the wise words are satisfied.

english translation

hindi translation

svabhAvena hi tuSyanti devAH satpuruSAH pitA | jJAtayaH snAnapAnAbhyAM vAkyadAnena paNDitAH ||3II

hk transliteration

कर्म च वितं च विद्या निधनमेव च। पञ्चैतनि च सृज्यन्ते गर्भस्थस्यैव देहिन ॥४II

sanskrit

When a child is in the mother's womb, these five things become certain - how old it will be. What actions will he perform, how much wealth and knowledge will he acquire and when will he die?

english translation

hindi translation

karma ca vitaM ca vidyA nidhanameva ca| paJcaitani ca sRjyante garbhasthasyaiva dehina ||4II

hk transliteration

अहो बत विचित्राणि चरितानि महात्मनाम् । लक्ष्मीं तृणाय मन्यन्ते तद्वारेण नमन्ति च ॥५॥

sanskrit

See what a surprise? Mahatmas consider wealth to be as small as a straw, but when they attain it, they become more humble and bow down under its weight.

english translation

hindi translation

aho bata vicitrANi caritAni mahAtmanAm | lakSmIM tRNAya manyante tadvAreNa namanti ca ||5||

hk transliteration