Chanakya Neeti Chapter 8 Lyrics In English
adhama dhanamichchanti dhanamanau cha madhyamah ।
uttama manamichchanti mano hi mahatam dhanam ॥ 01 ॥
iksurapah payo mulam tambulam phalamausadham ।
bhaksayitvapi kartavyah snanadanadikah kriyah ॥ 02 ॥
dipo bhaksayate dhvantam kajjalam cha prasuyate ।
yadannam bhaksayate nityam jayate tadrsi praja ॥ 03 ॥
vittam dehi gunanvitesu matimannanyatra dehi kvachit
praptam varinidherjalam ghanamukhe madhuryayuktam sada ।
jivansthavarajaṅgamamscha sakalansanjivya bhumandalam
bhuyah pasya tadeva kotigunitam gachchantamambhonidhim ॥ 04 ॥
chandalanam sahasraischa suribhistattvadarsibhih ।
eko hi yavanah prokto na nicho yavanatparah ॥ 05 ॥
tailabhyaṅge chitadhume maithune ksaurakarmani ।
tavadbhavati chandalo yavatsnanam na chacharet ॥ 06 ॥
ajirne bhesajam vari jirne vari balapradam ।
bhojane chamrtam vari bhojanante visapaham ॥ 07 ॥
hatam jnanam kriyahinam hataschajnanato narah ।
hatam nirnayakam sainyam striyo nasta hyabhartrkah ॥ 08 ॥
vrddhakale mrta bharya bandhuhastagatam dhanam ।
bhojanam cha paradhinam tisrah pumsam vidambanah ॥ 09 ॥
nagnihotram vina veda na cha danam vina kriya ।
na bhavena vina siddhistasmadbhavo hi karanam ॥ 10 ॥
na devo vidyate kasthe na pasane na mrnmaye ।
na bhavena vina siddhistasmadbhavo hi karanam ॥ 11 ॥
kasthapasanadhatunam krtva bhavena sevanam ।
sraddhaya cha tatha siddhistasya visnuprasadatah ॥ 12 ॥
na devo vidyate kasthe na pasane na mrnmaye ।
bhave hi vidyate devastasmadbhavo hi karanam ॥ 13 ॥
santitulyam tapo nasti na santosatparam sukham ।
apatyam cha kalatram cha satam saṅgatireva cha ॥ 14 ॥
guno bhusayate rupam silam bhusayate kulam ।
prasadasikharastho’pi kakah kim garudayate ॥ 15 ॥
nirgunasya hatam rupam duhsilasya hatam kulam ।
asiddhasya hata vidya hyabhogena hatam dhanam ॥ 16 ॥
suddham bhumigatam toyam suddha nari pativrata ।
suchih ksemakaro raja santoso brahmanah suchih ॥ 17 ॥
asantusta dvija nastah santustascha mahibhrtah ।
salajja ganika nasta nirlajjascha kulaṅgana ॥ 18 ॥
kim kulena visalena vidyahinena dehinam ।
duskulam chapi viduso devairapi sa pujyate ॥ 19 ॥
vidvanprasasyate loke vidvan sarvatra pujyate ।
vidyaya labhate sarvam vidya sarvatra pujyate ॥ 20 ॥
mamsabhaksyaih surapanairmukhaischaksaravarjitaih ।
pasubhih purusakarairbharakranta hi medini ॥ 21 ॥
annahino dahedrastram mantrahinascha rtvijah ।
yajamanam danahino nasti yajnasamo ripuh ॥ 22 ॥
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