Chanakya Neeti

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प्रातर्दयुतप्रसङ्गेन मध्याह्ने स्त्रीप्रसङ्गतः । रात्रौ चौरप्रसङ्गेन कालो गच्छन्ति धीमताम् ॥११॥

sanskrit

In the morning the wise people pass their time with the story of gamblers i.e. Mahabharata, in the afternoon with women's stories i.e. Ramayana and at night with the talk of a thief i.e. God.

english translation

hindi translation

prAtardayutaprasaGgena madhyAhne strIprasaGgataH | rAtrau cauraprasaGgena kAlo gacchanti dhImatAm ||11||

hk transliteration

स्वहस्तग्रथिता माला स्वहस्तपृष्टचन्दनम् । स्वहस्तलिखितं स्तोत्रं शक्रस्यापि श्रियं हरेत ॥१२॥

sanskrit

The garland woven with one's own hand, the sandalwood rubbed with one's own hand, the hymn written by one's own hand, these take away Lakshmi from even Indra.

english translation

hindi translation

svahastagrathitA mAlA svahastapRSTacandanam | svahastalikhitaM stotraM zakrasyApi zriyaM hareta ||12||

hk transliteration

इक्षुदण्दास्तिलाः शूद्राः कान्ता हेम च मेदिनी । चन्दनं दधि ताम्बूलं मर्दनं गुणवर्धनम् ॥१३॥

sanskrit

Sugarcane, sesame, shudra, kanta, gold, earth, sandalwood, curd, betel leaf are such substances that their consumption is beneficial.

english translation

hindi translation

ikSudaNdAstilAH zUdrAH kAntA hema ca medinI | candanaM dadhi tAmbUlaM mardanaM guNavardhanam ||13||

hk transliteration

दरिद्रता धीरतया विराजते कुवस्त्रता शुभ्रतया विराजते । कदन्नता चोष्णतया विराजते कुरूपता शीलतया विराजते ॥१४॥

sanskrit

Overcome poverty with patience. Keep old clothes clean. Heat stale food. overcome your ugliness with your good behavior.

english translation

hindi translation

daridratA dhIratayA virAjate kuvastratA zubhratayA virAjate | kadannatA coSNatayA virAjate kurUpatA zIlatayA virAjate ||14||

hk transliteration