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cāṇakya nīti - saptamo'dhyāyaḥ
Chanakya Niti - Saptamo'dhyayah
Latin
arthanāśaṃ manastāpaṃ gṛhe duścaritāni ca |
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vañcanaṃ cāpamānaṃ ca matimānna prakāśayet || 01 ||
dhanadhānyaprayogeṣu vidyāsaṅgrahaṇe tathā |
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āhāre vyavahāre ca tyaktalajjaḥ sukhī bhavet || 02 ||
santoṣāmṛtatṛptānāṃ yatsukhaṃ śāntireva ca |
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na ca taddhanalubdhānāmitaścetaśca dhāvatām || 03 ||
santoṣastriṣu kartavyaḥ svadāre bhojane dhane |
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triṣu caiva na kartavyo'dhyayane japadānayoḥ || 04 ||
viprayorvipravahnyośca dampatyoḥ svāmibhṛtyayoḥ |
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antareṇa na gantavyaṃ halasya vṛṣabhasya ca || 05 ||
pādābhyāṃ na spṛśedagniṃ guruṃ brāhmaṇameva ca |
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naiva gāṃ na kumārīṃ ca na vṛddhaṃ na śiśuṃ tathā || 06 ||
śakaṭaṃ pañcahastena daśahastena vājinam |
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gajaṃ hastasahasreṇa deśatyāgena durjanam || 07 ||
hastī aṅkuśamātreṇa vājī hastena tāḍyate |
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śa‍ṛṅgī laguḍahastena khaḍgahastena durjanaḥ || 08 ||
tuṣyanti bhojane viprā mayūrā ghanagarjite |
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sādhavaḥ parasampattau khalāḥ paravipattiṣu || 09 ||
anulomena balinaṃ pratilomena durjanam |
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ātmatulyabalaṃ śatruṃ vinayena balena vā || 10 ||
bāhuvīryaṃ balaṃ rājñāṃ brahmaṇo brahmavidbalī |
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rūpayauvanamādhuryaṃ strīṇāṃ balamanuttamam || 11 ||
nātyantaṃ saralairbhāvyaṃ gatvā paśya vanasthalīm |
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chidyante saralāstatra kubjāstiṣṭhanti pādapāḥ || 12 ||
yatrodakaṃ tatra vasanti haṃsā-
stathaiva śuṣkaṃ parivarjayanti |
na haṃsatulyena nareṇa bhāvyaṃ
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punastyajantaḥ punarāśrayante || 13 ||
upārjitānāṃ vittānāṃ tyāga eva hi rakṣaṇam |
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taḍāgodarasaṃsthānāṃ parīvāha ivāmbhasām || 14 ||
yasyārthāstasya mitrāṇi yasyārthāstasya bāndhavāḥ |
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yasyārthāḥ sa pumā~lloke yasyārthāḥ sa ca paṇḍitaḥ || 15 ||
svargasthitānāmiha jīvaloke
catvāri cihnāni vasanti dehe |
dānaprasaṅgo madhurā ca vāṇī
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devārcanaṃ brāhmaṇatarpaṇaṃ ca || 16 ||
atyantakopaḥ kaṭukā ca vāṇī
daridratā ca svajaneṣu vairam |
nīcaprasaṅgaḥ kulahīnasevā
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cihnāni dehe narakasthitānām || 17 ||
gamyate yadi mṛgendramandiraṃ
labhyate karikapālamauktikam |
jambukālayagate ca prāpyate
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vatsapucchakharacarmakhaṇḍanam || 18 ||
śunaḥ pucchamiva vyarthaṃ jīvitaṃ vidyayā vinā |
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na guhyagopane śaktaṃ na ca daṃśanivāraṇe || 19 ||
vācāṃ śaucaṃ ca manasaḥ śaucamindriyanigrahaḥ |
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sarvabhūtadayāśaucametacchaucaṃ parārthinām || 20 ||
puṣpe gandhaṃ tile tailaṃ kāṣṭhe'gniṃ payasi ghṛtam |
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ikṣau guḍaṃ tathā dehe paśyātmānaṃ vivekataḥ || 21 ||