Chanakya Neethi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
dhanahīnō na hīnaścha dhanikaḥ sa suniśchayaḥ । vidyāratnēna hīnō yaḥ sa hīnaḥ sarvavastuṣu ॥ 01 ॥
dṛṣṭipūtaṃ nyasētpādaṃ vastrapūtaṃ pibējjalam । śāstrapūtaṃ vadēdvākyaḥ manaḥpūtaṃ samācharēt ॥ 02 ॥
sukhārthī chēttyajēdvidyāṃ vidyārthī chēttyajētsukham । sukhārthinaḥ kutō vidyā sukhaṃ vidyārthinaḥ kutaḥ ॥ 03 ॥
kavayaḥ kiṃ na paśyanti kiṃ na bhakṣanti vāyasāḥ । madyapāḥ kiṃ na jalpanti kiṃ na kurvanti yōṣitaḥ ॥ 04 ॥
raṅkaṃ karōti rājānaṃ rājānaṃ raṅkamēva cha । dhaninaṃ nirdhanaṃ chaiva nirdhanaṃ dhaninaṃ vidhiḥ ॥ 05 ॥
lubdhānāṃ yāchakaḥ śatrurmūrkhānāṃ bōdhakō ripuḥ । jārastrīṇāṃ patiḥ śatruśchaurāṇāṃ chandramā ripuḥ ॥ 06 ॥
yēṣāṃ na vidyā na tapō na dānaṃ jñānaṃ na śīlāṃ na guṇō na dharmaḥ । tē martyalōkē bhuvi bhārabhūtā manuṣyarūpēṇa mṛgāścharanti ॥ 07 ॥
antaḥsāravihīnānāmupadēśō na jāyatē । malayāchalasaṃsargānna vēṇuśchandanāyatē ॥ 08 ॥
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