Chanakya Neeti

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

sanskrit

Just as sandalwood does not give up its fragrance even after being cut, Gajapati does not give up its luxury even when an elephant grows old, sugarcane does not give up 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 | yaMtrArpitamadhuratAM na jahAti cekSuH kSINo'pinatyajatizIlaguNAnakulInaH ||18||

hk transliteration