Chanakya Neethi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
dātṛtvaṃ priyavaktṛtvaṃ dhīratvamuchitajñatā । abhyāsēna na labhyantē chatvāraḥ sahajā guṇāḥ ॥ 01 ॥
ātmavargaṃ parityajya paravargaṃ samāśrayēt । svayamēva layaṃ yāti yathā rājānyadharmataḥ ॥ 02 ॥
hastī sthūlatanuḥ sa chāṅkuśavaśaḥ kiṃ hastimātrō'ṅkuśō dīpē prajvalitē praṇaśyati tamaḥ kiṃ dīpamātraṃ tamaḥ । vajrēṇāpi hatāḥ patanti girayaḥ kiṃ vajramātraṃ nagā- stējō yasya virājatē sa balavānsthūlēṣu kaḥ pratyayaḥ ॥ 03 ॥
kalau daśasahasrāṇi haristyajati mēdinīm । tadardhaṃ jāhnavītōyaṃ tadardhaṃ grāmadēvatāḥ ॥ 04 ॥
gṛhāsaktasya nō vidyā nō dayā māṃsabhōjinaḥ । dravyalubdhasya nō satyaṃ straiṇasya na pavitratā ॥ 05 ॥
na durjanaḥ sādhudaśāmupaiti bahuprakārairapi śikṣyamāṇaḥ । āmūlasiktaḥ payasā ghṛtēna na nimbavṛkṣō madhuratvamēti ॥ 06 ॥
antargatamalō duṣṭastīrthasnānaśatairapi । na śudhyati yathā bhāṇḍaṃ surāyā dāhitaṃ cha sat ॥ 07 ॥
na vētti yō yasya guṇaprakarṣaṃ sa taṃ sadā nindati nātra chitram । yathā kirātī karikumbhalabdhāṃ muktāṃ parityajya bibharti guñjām ॥ 08 ॥
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