Chanakya Neeti

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एकोऽपि गुणवान्पुत्रो निर्गुणेन शतेन किम्। एकश्चन्द्रस्तमो हन्ति न च ताराः सहस्रशः ॥६II

sanskrit

One virtuous son is better than hundreds of virtuous sons because only one moon drives away the darkness of night, countless stars can never do this work.

english translation

hindi translation

eko'pi guNavAnputro nirguNena zatena kim| ekazcandrastamo hanti na ca tArAH sahasrazaH ||6II

hk transliteration

मूर्खश्चिरायुर्जातोऽपि तस्माज्जातमृतो वरः । मृतः स चाल्पदुःखाय यावज्जीवं जडो दहेत् ॥७II

sanskrit

A child who was dead at birth is better than a foolish long-lived child. The first child gives sorrow for a moment, the second child tortures his parents in the fire of sorrow throughout their life.

english translation

hindi translation

mUrkhazcirAyurjAto'pi tasmAjjAtamRto varaH | mRtaH sa cAlpaduHkhAya yAvajjIvaM jaDo dahet ||7II

hk transliteration

कुग्रामवासः कुलहीनसेवा कुभोजनं क्रोधमुखी च भार्या। पुत्रश्च मूर्खो विधवा च कन्या विनाग्निना षट्प्रदहन्ति कायम्॥८II

sanskrit

Living in a bad village, serving a low caste, bad food, a quarrelsome woman, a foolish son and a widowed daughter, these six burn the body without fire.

english translation

hindi translation

kugrAmavAsaH kulahInasevA kubhojanaM krodhamukhI ca bhAryA| putrazca mUrkho vidhavA ca kanyA vinAgninA SaTpradahanti kAyam||8II

hk transliteration

किं तया क्रियतेधेन्वा या न दोग्ध्री न गर्भिणी | कोऽर्थः पुत्रेण जातेन यो न विद्वान्न भक्तिमान् ॥९II

sanskrit

What is the use of a cow which neither gives milk nor gives birth to a child? Similarly, what is the use of the birth of a child who neither becomes a scholar nor a devotee?

english translation

hindi translation

kiM tayA kriyatedhenvA yA na dogdhrI na garbhiNI | ko'rthaH putreNa jAtena yo na vidvAnna bhaktimAn ||9II

hk transliteration

संसारतापदग्धानां त्रयो विश्रान्तिहेतवः । अपत्यं च कलत्रं च सतां सङ्गतिरेव च ॥१०II

sanskrit

When a person is burnt by the sorrows of life, only his son, daughter, wife and devotees of God support him.

english translation

hindi translation

saMsAratApadagdhAnAM trayo vizrAntihetavaH | apatyaM ca kalatraM ca satAM saGgatireva ca ||10II

hk transliteration