Chanakya Neethi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
adhamā dhanamichChanti dhanamānau cha madhyamāḥ । uttamā mānamichChanti mānō hi mahatāṃ dhanam ॥ 01 ॥
ikṣurāpaḥ payō mūlaṃ tāmbūlaṃ phalamauṣadham । bhakṣayitvāpi kartavyāḥ snānadānādikāḥ kriyāḥ ॥ 02 ॥
dīpō bhakṣayatē dhvāntaṃ kajjalaṃ cha prasūyatē । yadannaṃ bhakṣayatē nityaṃ jāyatē tādṛśī prajā ॥ 03 ॥
vittaṃ dēhi guṇānvitēṣu matimannānyatra dēhi kvachit prāptaṃ vārinidhērjalaṃ ghanamukhē mādhuryayuktaṃ sadā । jīvānsthāvarajaṅgamāṃścha sakalānsañjīvya bhūmaṇḍalaṃ bhūyaḥ paśya tadēva kōṭiguṇitaṃ gachChantamambhōnidhim ॥ 04 ॥
chāṇḍālānāṃ sahasraiścha sūribhistattvadarśibhiḥ । ēkō hi yavanaḥ prōktō na nīchō yavanātparaḥ ॥ 05 ॥
tailābhyaṅgē chitādhūmē maithunē kṣaurakarmaṇi । tāvadbhavati chāṇḍālō yāvatsnānaṃ na chācharēt ॥ 06 ॥
ajīrṇē bhēṣajaṃ vāri jīrṇē vāri balapradam । bhōjanē chāmṛtaṃ vāri bhōjanāntē viṣāpaham ॥ 07 ॥
hataṃ jñānaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ hataśchājñānatō naraḥ । hataṃ nirṇāyakaṃ sainyaṃ striyō naṣṭā hyabhartṛkāḥ ॥ 08 ॥
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vṛddhakālē mṛtā bhāryā bandhuhastagataṃ dhanam । bhōjanaṃ cha parādhīnaṃ tisraḥ puṃsāṃ viḍambanāḥ ॥ 09 ॥
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