Chanakya Neeti

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प्रलयेभिन्नमर्यादा भवन्ति किल सागराः । सागरा भेदमिच्छन्ति प्रलयेऽपि न साधवः II६II

sanskrit

When the time of cataclysm comes, even the sea leaves its dignity and breaks its shores, but noble men do not leave their dignity even in the face of great adversity and adversity like the cataclysm.

english translation

hindi translation

pralayebhinnamaryAdA bhavanti kila sAgarAH | sAgarA bhedamicchanti pralaye'pi na sAdhavaH II6II

hk transliteration

मूर्खस्तुप्रहर्तव्यः प्रत्यक्षो द्विपदः पशुः । भिद्यतेवाक्य-शल्येन अदृशं कण्टकं यथा ॥७II

sanskrit

One should not make friends with fools, it is better to abandon them, because apparently they are like two-legged animals, who pierce the heart with their sharp words just like an invisible thorn penetrates the body.

english translation

hindi translation

mUrkhastuprahartavyaH pratyakSo dvipadaH pazuH | bhidyatevAkya-zalyena adRzaM kaNTakaM yathA ||7II

hk transliteration

रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना विशालकुलसम्भवाः । विद्याहीना न शोभन्तेनिर्गन्धाः किंशुका यथा ॥८II

sanskrit

A man blessed with beauty and youth and born in an aristocratic family, yet lacking in education, is like a palasha flower which is beautiful in appearance but is devoid of fragrance.

english translation

hindi translation

rUpayauvanasampannA vizAlakulasambhavAH | vidyAhInA na zobhantenirgandhAH kiMzukA yathA ||8II

hk transliteration

कोकिलानां स्वरो रूपं स्त्रीणां रूपं पतिव्रतम्। विद्या रूपं कुरूपाणां क्षमा रूपं तपस्विनाम्॥९II

sanskrit

The beauty of the cuckoo lies in its singing. The beauty of a woman is her devotion to her husband. The beauty of the ugly lies in his knowledge and the beauty of the ascetic lies in his forgiveness.

english translation

hindi translation

kokilAnAM svaro rUpaM strINAM rUpaM pativratam| vidyA rUpaM kurUpANAM kSamA rUpaM tapasvinAm||9II

hk transliteration

त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे ग्रामस्यार्थेकुलं त्यजेत्। ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थेआत्मार्थेपृथिवीं त्यजेत्॥१०II

sanskrit

It is appropriate to sacrifice a member for the protection of the clan, to sacrifice a clan for the protection of the village, to sacrifice a village for the protection of the country and to sacrifice the country for the protection of the soul.

english translation

hindi translation

tyajedekaM kulasyArthe grAmasyArthekulaM tyajet| grAmaM janapadasyArtheAtmArthepRthivIM tyajet||10II

hk transliteration