Chanakya Neeti

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छिन्नोऽपि चन्दनतरुर्न जहाति गन्धं वृद्धऽपि वारणपतिर्न जहाति लीलाम। यंत्रार्पितो मधुरतां न जहाति चेक्षुः क्षीणोऽपिनत्यजतिशीलगुणानकुलीनः ॥१८॥

sanskrit

Just as sandalwood does not lose its fragrance even after being cut, Gajapati does not lose its luster even when an elephant grows old, sugarcane does not lose its sweetness even after being squeezed. Similarly, the noble people do not give up their advanced qualities even when they are poor.

english translation

hindi translation

chinno'pi candanatarurna jahAti gandhaM vRddha'pi vAraNapatirna jahAti lIlAma| yaMtrArpito madhuratAM na jahAti cekSuH kSINo'pinatyajatizIlaguNAnakulInaH ||18||

hk transliteration