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प्रथम अध्याय
prathama adhyAya
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dvitIya adhyAya
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तृतीय अध्याय
tRtIya adhyAya
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चतुर्थः अध्यायः
caturthaH adhyAyaH
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पंचम अध्याय
paMcama adhyAya
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षष्ठम् अध्याय
SaSTham adhyAya
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सप्तम अध्याय
saptama adhyAya
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अष्टम अध्याय
aSTama adhyAya
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नवम अध्याय
navama adhyAya
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दशम अध्याय
dazama adhyAya
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एकादश अध्याय
ekAdaza adhyAya
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द्वादश अध्याय
dvAdaza adhyAya
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त्रयोदश अध्याय
trayodaza adhyAya
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चतुर्दश अध्याय
caturdaza adhyAya
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पञ्चदश
paJcadaza
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षोडश अध्याय
SoDaza adhyAya
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सप्तदश अध्याय
saptadaza adhyAya
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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
Chanakya Neeti
Progress:18.8%
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