Chanakya Neeti

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मुक्तिमिच्छसि चेत्तात विषयान्विषवत्त्यज । क्षमार्जवदयाशौचं सत्यं पीयूषवत्पिब ॥१॥

sanskrit

If you want to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then give up the objects after which you run for the satisfaction of the senses, just like you give up poison. Leaving all this aside, drink the nectar of tolerance, simplicity, kindness, purity and truth.

english translation

hindi translation

muktimicchasi cettAta viSayAnviSavattyaja | kSamArjavadayAzaucaM satyaM pIyUSavatpiba ||1||

hk transliteration

परस्परस्य मर्माणि ये भाषन्ते नराधमाः । त एव विलयं यान्ति वल्मीकोदरसर्पवत् ॥२॥

sanskrit

Those wicked people who go around hurting the conscience of others with their hurtful words, get destroyed just like a snake gets trapped in an anthill and dies.

english translation

hindi translation

parasparasya marmANi ye bhASante narAdhamAH | ta eva vilayaM yAnti valmIkodarasarpavat ||2||

hk transliteration

गन्धः सुवर्णे फलमिक्षुदण्डे नाकरि पुष्पं खलु चन्दनस्य । विद्वान्धनाढ्यश्च नृपश्चिरायुः धातुः पुरा कोऽपि न बुद्धिदोऽभूत् ॥३॥

sanskrit

The Creator did not provide fragrance to the gold, fruits to the sugarcane, flowers to the sandalwood tree, wealth to the scholar and longevity to the king. It is certain from this that there was no one to give advice or wisdom to the creator beforehand.

english translation

hindi translation

gandhaH suvarNe phalamikSudaNDe nAkari puSpaM khalu candanasya | vidvAndhanADhyazca nRpazcirAyuH dhAtuH purA ko'pi na buddhido'bhUt ||3||

hk transliteration

सर्वोषधीनाममता प्रधाना सर्वेषु सौख्येष्वशनं प्रधानम् । सर्वेन्द्रियाणां नयनं प्रधानं सर्वेषु गात्रेषु शिरः प्रधानम् ॥४॥

sanskrit

Now nectar is the best among medicines, food is the best among all pleasures, eyes are the best among all the senses and head is the best among all the organs.

english translation

hindi translation

sarvoSadhInAmamatA pradhAnA sarveSu saukhyeSvazanaM pradhAnam | sarvendriyANAM nayanaM pradhAnaM sarveSu gAtreSu ziraH pradhAnam ||4||

hk transliteration

दूतो न सञ्चरति खे न चलेच्च वार्ता पूर्वं न जल्पितमिदं न च सङ्गमोऽस्ति । व्योम्नि स्थितं रविशाशिग्रहणं प्रशस्तं जानाति यो द्विजवरः स कथं न विद्वान् ॥५॥

sanskrit

Neither can any messenger go to the sky nor can any news come from the sky. Neither can there be any discussion or contact with the people living there. Therefore, the Brahmin who predicts solar and lunar eclipse should be considered a scholar.

english translation

hindi translation

dUto na saJcarati khe na calecca vArtA pUrvaM na jalpitamidaM na ca saGgamo'sti | vyomni sthitaM ravizAzigrahaNaM prazastaM jAnAti yo dvijavaraH sa kathaM na vidvAn ||5||

hk transliteration