Chanakya Neeti

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कष्टं च खलु मूर्खत्वं कष्ट च खलु यौवनम् । कष्टात्कष्टतरं चैव परगृहेनिवासनम्।। ८।।

sanskrit

Stupidity is painful, youth is also painful, but what is more painful than all this is going to someone else's house and seeking his favor.

english translation

मुर्खता दुखदायी है, जवानी भी दुखदायी है, लेकिन इन सबसे कहीं ज्यादा दुखदाय किसी दुसरे के घर जाकर उसका अनुग्रह लेना है |

hindi translation

kaSTaM ca khalu mUrkhatvaM kaSTa ca khalu yauvanam | kaSTAtkaSTataraM caiva paragRhenivAsanam|| 8||

hk transliteration by Sanscript