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SRI CHANAKYA NITI SASTRA - CHAPTER TEN & ELEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT & NINE                                        CHAPTER TWELVE & THIRTEEN Chapter 10 1.     One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich (if he is learned); but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.  2.    We should carefully scrutinise that place upon which we step (having it ascertained to be free from filth and living creatures like insects, etc.); we should drink water which has been filtered (through a clean cloth); we should speak only those words which have the sanction of the satras; and do that act which we have carefully considered. 3.    He who desires sense gratification must give up all thoughts of acquiring knowledge; and he who seeks knowledge must not hope for sense gratification. How can he who seeks sense gratification acquire knowledge, and he who possesses knowledge enjoy mundane sense pleasure? 4.     What is it that escapes the observation of poets? What is that act women are incapable of doing? W

SRI CHANAKYA NITI SASTRA - CHAPTER FOUR & FIVE

CHAPTER TWO & THREE                                                  CHAPTER SIX & SEVEN Chapter 4 1. These five: the life-span, the type of work, wealth, learning and the time of one's death are determined while one is in the womb. 2. Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion. 3. Fish, tortoises, and birds bring up their young by means of sight, attention and touch; so do saintly men afford protection to their associates by the same means. 4. As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check other chapters to know interesting information ... http://www.msreeni.com/2011/11/sri-chanakya-niti-shastra.html http://www.msreeni.com/2011/11/sri-chanakya-niti-sastra-cha

SRI CHANAKYA NITI SASTRA - CHAPTER EIGHT & NINE

CHAPTER SIX & SEVEN                                              CHAPTER TEN & ELEVEN Chapter 8 1.   Low class men desire wealth; middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man's true wealth. 2. ...  3.   The lamp eats up the darkness and therefore it produces lamp black; in the same way according to the nature of our diet (sattva, rajas, or tamas) we produce offspring in similar quality.  4.   O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet. The rain water enlivens all living beings of the earth both movable (insects, animals, humans, etc.) and immovable (plants, trees, etc.), and then returns to the ocean it value multiplied a million fold.  5.   The wise who discern the essence of things have declared that the yavana (meat eater) is equal in baseness to a thousand candalas the lowest class), and hence a yavana

SRI CHANAKYA NITI SASTRA - CHAPTER SIX & SEVEN

CHAPTER FOUR & FIVE                                                    CHAPTER EIGHT & NINE Chapter 6 1.   By means of hearing one understands dharma, malignity vanishes, knowledge is acquired, and liberation from material bondage is gained. 2.    Among birds the crow is vile; among beasts the dog; the ascetic whose sins is abominable, but he who blasphemes others is the worst chandala.  3.   Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow. 4.   The king, the brahmana, and the ascetic yogi who go abroad are respected; but the woman who wanders is utterly ruined. 5.   He who has wealth has friends. He who is wealthy has relatives. The rich one alone is called a man, and the affluent alone are respected as pandits. 6.   As is the desire of Providence, so functions one's intellect; one's activities are also controlled by Providence; and by the will of Providence one is surrounded by

SRI CHANAKYA NITI SASTRA - CHAPTER TWO & THREE

CHAPTER ONE                                              CHAPTER FOUR & FIVE Chapter 2 1. Untruthfulness, rashness, guile, stupidity, avarice, uncleanliness and cruelty are a women's seven natural flaws. 2. To have ability for eating when dishes are ready at hand, to be robust and virile in the company of one's religiously wedded wife, and to have a mind for making charity when one is prosperous are the fruits of no ordinary austerities. 3. He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his heaven here on earth. 4. They alone are sons who are devoted to their father. He is a father who supports his sons. He is a friend in whom we can confide, and she only is a wife in whose company the husband feels contented and peaceful. 5. Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top. 6. Do not put yo

SRI CHANAKYA NITI SHASTRA

SRI CHANAKYA NITI SHASTRA             About 2300 years ago the Greek conqueror Alexander the Great invaded the Indian sub-continent. His offensive upon the land's patchwork of small Hindu empires proved to be highly successful due to the disunity of the petty rulers. It was Chanakya Pandit who, feeling deeply distressed at heart, searched for and discovered a qualified leader in the person of Chandragupta Maurya. Although a mere dasi-putra , that is, a son of a maidservant by the Magadha King Nanda, Chandragupta was highly intelligent, courageous and physically powerful. Chanakya cared little that by birth he should not have dared to approach the throne. A man of acute discretion, Chanakya desired only that a ruler of extraordinary capabilities be raised to the exalted post of King of Magadha so that the offensive launched by the Yavanas (Greeks) could be repressed.            It is said that Chanakya had been personally offended by King Nanda and that this powerful brahma