Chanakya Neeti

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बलं विद्या च विप्राणां राज्ञाः सैन्यं बलं तथा। बलं वित्तं च वैश्यानां शूद्राणां च कनिष्ठता ।I१६।।

sanskrit

The strength of a Brahmin is brilliance and knowledge, the strength of a king is his army, the strength of a Vaishya is his wealth and the strength of a Shudra is his devotion to service.

english translation

hindi translation

balaM vidyA ca viprANAM rAjJAH sainyaM balaM tathA| balaM vittaM ca vaizyAnAM zUdrANAM ca kaniSThatA |I16||

hk transliteration

निर्धनं पुरुषं वेश्यां प्रजा भग्नं नृपं त्यजेत्। खगाः वीतफलं वृक्षं भुक्तवा चाभ्यागतो गृहम् ।।१७।।

sanskrit

A prostitute should abandon a poor person, the subjects should abandon a defeated king, birds should abandon a fruitless tree and guests should abandon the host's house after having a meal.

english translation

hindi translation

nirdhanaM puruSaM vezyAM prajA bhagnaM nRpaM tyajet| khagAH vItaphalaM vRkSaM bhuktavA cAbhyAgato gRham ||17||

hk transliteration

गृहीत्वा दक्षिणां विप्रास्त्यजन्ति यजमानकम्। प्राप्तविद्या गुरुं शिष्याः दग्धारण्यं मृगास्तथा।। ।।१८।।

sanskrit

Brahmins leave their hosts after receiving Dakshina, disciples leave their Guru after attaining knowledge and animals leave the burnt forest.

english translation

hindi translation

gRhItvA dakSiNAM viprAstyajanti yajamAnakam| prAptavidyA guruM ziSyAH dagdhAraNyaM mRgAstathA|| ||18||

hk transliteration

दुराचारी च दुर्दृष्टिर्दुराऽऽवासी च दुर्जनः । यन्मैत्री क्रियते पुम्भिर्नरः शीघ्र विनश्यति।।१९।।

sanskrit

A person who befriends a person who is evil-doing, has evil eyes, and lives in a bad place, will soon be destroyed.

english translation

hindi translation

durAcArI ca durdRSTirdurA''vAsI ca durjanaH | yanmaitrI kriyate pumbhirnaraH zIghra vinazyati||19||

hk transliteration

समाने शोभते प्रीती राज्ञी सेवा च शोभते। वाणिज्यं व्यवहारेषु स्त्री दिव्या शोभते गृहे ।।२०।।

sanskrit

Love and friendship look good among equals, only the one who works for the king gets respect, commerce is the best among professions, and a woman with good qualities remains safe in her home.

english translation

hindi translation

samAne zobhate prItI rAjJI sevA ca zobhate| vANijyaM vyavahAreSu strI divyA zobhate gRhe ||20||

hk transliteration