Chanakya Neeti

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शुद्ध भूमिगतं तोयं शुद्धा नारी पतिव्रता । शुचिः क्षेमकरो राजा सन्तोषो ब्राह्मणः शुचिः ॥१६II

sanskrit

The underground water is pure, the devoted woman is pure, the king who does good is pure and the contented brahmin is pure.

english translation

hindi translation

zuddha bhUmigataM toyaM zuddhA nArI pativratA | zuciH kSemakaro rAjA santoSo brAhmaNaH zuciH ||16II

hk transliteration

असन्तुष्टा द्विजा नष्टाः सन्तुष्टाश्च महीभृतः । सलज्जा गणिका नष्टा निर्लज्जाश्च कुलाङ्गना ॥१७II

sanskrit

The dissatisfied Brahmin, the angry king, the shameless prostitute and the woman from a shameless family are destroyed.

english translation

hindi translation

asantuSTA dvijA naSTAH santuSTAzca mahIbhRtaH | salajjA gaNikA naSTA nirlajjAzca kulAGganA ||17II

hk transliteration

किं कुलेन विशालेन विद्याहीनेन देहिनाम् । दुष्कुलं चापि विदुषो देवैरपि स पूज्यते ॥१८II

sanskrit

What is the benefit of having a huge family if you are devoid of education? Even if a scholar is from a lowly family, he is still worshiped by the gods.

english translation

hindi translation

kiM kulena vizAlena vidyAhInena dehinAm | duSkulaM cApi viduSo devairapi sa pUjyate ||18II

hk transliteration

विद्वान्प्रशस्यते लोके विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते । विद्यया लभते सर्वं विद्या सर्वत्र पूज्यते ॥१९II

sanskrit

Only a scholar is appreciated in the world. A scholar gets respect everywhere for his scholarship. Everything is achieved through knowledge, knowledge is worshiped everywhere.

english translation

hindi translation

vidvAnprazasyate loke vidvAn sarvatra pUjyate | vidyayA labhate sarvaM vidyA sarvatra pUjyate ||19II

hk transliteration

रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना विशालकुलसंभवाः । विद्याहीन न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः II२०II

sanskrit

A person blessed with youth and born in a big family is also not able to look good in the same way as Tesu flowers, though beautiful and without fragrance, are not used for worship.

english translation

hindi translation

rUpayauvanasampannA vizAlakulasaMbhavAH | vidyAhIna na zobhante nirgandhA iva kiMzukAH II20II

hk transliteration