Chanakya Neethi – Chapter 12

sānandaṃ sadanaṃ sutāstu sudhiyaḥ kāntā priyālāpinī
ichChāpūrtidhanaṃ svayōṣiti ratiḥ svājñāparāḥ sēvakāḥ ।
ātithyaṃ śivapūjanaṃ pratidinaṃ miṣṭānnapānaṃ gṛhē
sādhōḥ saṅgamupāsatē cha satataṃ dhanyō gṛhasthāśramaḥ ॥ 01 ॥

ārtēṣu viprēṣu dayānvitaścha
yachChraddhayā svalpamupaiti dānam ।
anantapāramupaiti rājan
yaddīyatē tanna labhēddvijēbhyaḥ ॥ 02 ॥

dākṣiṇyaṃ svajanē dayā parajanē śāṭhyaṃ sadā durjanē
prītiḥ sādhujanē smayaḥ khalajanē vidvajjanē chārjavam ।
śauryaṃ śatrujanē kṣamā gurujanē nārījanē dhūrtatā
itthaṃ yē puruṣā kalāsu kuśalāstēṣvēva lōkasthitiḥ ॥ 03 ॥

hastau dānavivarjitau śrutipuṭau sārasvatadrōhiṇau
nētrē sādhuvilōkanēna rahitē pādau na tīrthaṃ gatau ।
anyāyārjitavittapūrṇamudaraṃ garvēṇa tuṅgaṃ śirō
rē rē jambuka muñcha muñcha sahasā nīchaṃ sunindyaṃ vapuḥ ॥ 04 ॥

yēṣāṃ śrīmadyaśōdāsutapadakamalē nāsti bhaktirnarāṇāṃ
yēṣāmābhīrakanyāpriyaguṇakathanē nānuraktā rasajñā ।
yēṣāṃ śrīkṛṣṇalīlālalitarasakathāsādarau naiva karṇau
dhik tān dhik tān dhigētān kathayati satataṃ kīrtanasthō mṛdaṅgaḥ ॥ 05 ॥

patraṃ naiva yadā karīlaviṭapē dōṣō vasantasya kiṃ
nōlūkō’pyavalōkatē yadi divā sūryasya kiṃ dūṣaṇam ।
varṣā naiva patanti chātakamukhē mēghasya kiṃ dūṣaṇaṃ
yatpūrvaṃ vidhinā lalāṭalikhitaṃ tanmārjituṃ kaḥ kṣamaḥ ॥ 06 ॥

satsaṅgādbhavati hi sādhunā khalānāṃ
sādhūnāṃ na hi khalasaṅgataḥ khalatvam ।
āmōdaṃ kusumabhavaṃ mṛdēva dhattē
mṛdgandhaṃ nahi kusumāni dhārayanti ॥ 07 ॥

sādhūnāṃ darśanaṃ puṇyaṃ tīrthabhūtā hi sādhavaḥ ।
kālēna phalatē tīrthaṃ sadyaḥ sādhusamāgamaḥ ॥ 08 ॥

viprāsminnagarē mahānkathaya kastāladrumāṇāṃ gaṇaḥ
kō dātā rajakō dadāti vasanaṃ prātargṛhītvā niśi ।
kō dakṣaḥ paravittadāraharaṇē sarvō’pi dakṣō janaḥ
kasmājjīvasi hē sakhē viṣakṛminyāyēna jīvāmyaham ॥ 09 ॥

na viprapādōdakakardamāṇi
na vēdaśāstradhvanigarjitāni ।
svāhāsvadhākāravivarjitāni
śmaśānatulyāni gṛhāṇi tāni ॥ 10 ॥

satyaṃ mātā pitā jñānaṃ dharmō bhrātā dayā sakhā ।
śāntiḥ patnī kṣamā putraḥ ṣaḍētē mama bāndhavāḥ ॥ 11 ॥

anityāni śarīrāṇi vibhavō naiva śāśvataḥ ।
nityaṃ sannihitō mṛtyuḥ kartavyō dharmasaṅgrahaḥ ॥ 12 ॥

nimantrōtsavā viprā gāvō navatṛṇōtsavāḥ ।
patyutsāhayutā bhāryā ahaṃ kṛṣṇacharaṇōtsavaḥ ॥ 13 ॥

mātṛvatparadārēṣu paradravyēṣu lōṣṭravat ।
ātmavatsarvabhūtēṣu yaḥ paśyati sa paṇḍitaḥ ॥ 14 ॥

dharmē tatparatā mukhē madhuratā dānē samutsāhatā
mitrē’vañchakatā gurau vinayatā chittē’timabhīratā ।
āchārē śuchitā guṇē rasikatā śāstrēṣu vijñānatā
rūpē sundaratā śivē bhajanatā tvayyasti bhō rāghava ॥ 15 ॥

kāṣṭhaṃ kalpataruḥ sumēruchalaśchintāmaṇiḥ prastaraḥ
sūryāstīvrakaraḥ śaśī kṣayakaraḥ kṣārō hi vārāṃ nidhiḥ ।
kāmō naṣṭatanurvalirditisutō nityaṃ paśuḥ kāmagau-
rnaitāṃstē tulayāmi bhō raghupatē kasyōpamā dīyatē ॥ 16 ॥

vidyā mitraṃ pravāsē cha bhāryā mitraṃ gṛhēṣu cha ।
vyādhitasyauṣadhaṃ mitraṃ dharmō mitraṃ mṛtasya cha ॥ 17 ॥

vinayaṃ rājaputrēbhyaḥ paṇḍitēbhyaḥ subhāṣitam ।
anṛtaṃ dyūtakārēbhyaḥ strībhyaḥ śikṣēta kaitavam ॥ 18 ॥

anālōkya vyayaṃ kartā anāthaḥ kalahapriyaḥ ।
āturaḥ sarvakṣētrēṣu naraḥ śīghraṃ vinaśyati ॥ 19 ॥

nāhāraṃ chintayētprājñō dharmamēkaṃ hi chintayēt ।
āhārō hi manuṣyāṇāṃ janmanā saha jāyatē ॥ 20 ॥

dhanadhānyaprayōgēṣu vidyāsaṅgrahaṇē tathā ।
āhārē vyavahārē cha tyaktalajjaḥ sukhī bhavēt ॥ 21 ॥

jalabindunipātēna kramaśaḥ pūryatē ghaṭaḥ ।
sa hētuḥ sarvavidyānāṃ dharmasya cha dhanasya cha ॥ 22 ॥

vayasaḥ pariṇāmē’pi yaḥ khalaḥ khala ēva saḥ ।
sampakvamapi mādhuryaṃ nōpayātīndravāruṇam ॥ 23 ॥