Chanakya Neeti

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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

विद्याहीन होने पर विशाल कुल का क्या लाभ है? विद्वान नीच कुल का भी हो, तब भी देवताओं द्वारा पूजा जाता है I

hindi translation

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

hk transliteration by Sanscript