Chanakya Neethi – Chapter 5

gururagnirdvijātīnāṃ varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇō guruḥ ।
patirēva guruḥ strīṇāṃ sarvasyābhyāgatō guruḥ ॥ 01 ॥

yathā chaturbhiḥ kanakaṃ parīkṣyatē
nigharṣaṇachChēdanatāpatāḍanaiḥ ।
tathā chaturbhiḥ puruṣaḥ parīkṣyatē
tyāgēna śīlēna guṇēna karmaṇā ॥ 02 ॥

tāvadbhayēṣu bhētavyaṃ yāvadbhayamanāgatam ।
āgataṃ tu bhayaṃ vīkṣya prahartavyamaśaṅkayā ॥ 03 ॥

ēkōdarasamudbhūtā ēkanakṣatrajātakāḥ ।
na bhavanti samāḥ śīlē yathā badarakaṇṭakāḥ ॥ 04 ॥

niḥspṛhō nādhikārī syān nākāmō maṇḍanapriyaḥ ।
nāvidagdhaḥ priyaṃ brūyātspaṣṭavaktā na vañchakaḥ ॥ 05 ॥

mūrkhāṇāṃ paṇḍitā dvēṣyā adhanānāṃ mahādhanāḥ ।
parāṅganā kulastrīṇāṃ subhagānāṃ cha durbhagāḥ ॥ 06 ॥

ālasyōpagatā vidyā parahastagataṃ dhanam ।
alpabījaṃ hataṃ kṣētraṃ hataṃ sainyamanāyakam ॥ 07 ॥

abhyāsāddhāryatē vidyā kulaṃ śīlēna dhāryatē ।
guṇēna jñāyatē tvāryaḥ kōpō nētrēṇa gamyatē ॥ 08 ॥

vittēna rakṣyatē dharmō vidyā yōgēna rakṣyatē ।
mṛdunā rakṣyatē bhūpaḥ satstriyā rakṣyatē gṛham ॥ 09 ॥

anyathā vēdaśāstrāṇi jñānapāṇḍityamanyathā ।
anyathā tatpadaṃ śāntaṃ lōkāḥ kliśyanti chāhnyathā ॥ 10 ॥

dāridryanāśanaṃ dānaṃ śīlaṃ durgatināśanam ।
ajñānanāśinī prajñā bhāvanā bhayanāśinī ॥ 11 ॥

nāsti kāmasamō vyādhirnāsti mōhasamō ripuḥ ।
nāsti kōpasamō vahnirnāsti jñānātparaṃ sukham ॥ 12 ॥

janmamṛtyū hi yātyēkō bhunaktyēkaḥ śubhāśubham ।
narakēṣu patatyēka ēkō yāti parāṃ gatim ॥ 13 ॥

tṛṇaṃ brahmavidaḥ svargastṛṇaṃ śūrasya jīvitam ।
jitāśasya tṛṇaṃ nārī niḥspṛhasya tṛṇaṃ jagat ॥ 14 ॥

vidyā mitraṃ pravāsē cha bhāryā mitraṃ gṛhēṣu cha ।
vyādhitasyauṣadhaṃ mitraṃ dharmō mitraṃ mṛtasya cha ॥ 15 ॥

vṛthā vṛṣṭiḥ samudrēṣu vṛthā tṛptasya bhōjanam ।
vṛthā dānaṃ samarthasya vṛthā dīpō divāpi cha ॥ 16 ॥

nāsti mēghasamaṃ tōyaṃ nāsti chātmasamaṃ balam ।
nāsti chakṣuḥsamaṃ tējō nāsti dhānyasamaṃ priyam ॥ 17 ॥

adhanā dhanamichChanti vāchaṃ chaiva chatuṣpadāḥ ।
mānavāḥ svargamichChanti mōkṣamichChanti dēvatāḥ ॥ 18 ॥

satyēna dhāryatē pṛthvī satyēna tapatē raviḥ ।
satyēna vāti vāyuścha sarvaṃ satyē pratiṣṭhitam ॥ 19 ॥

chalā lakṣmīśchalāḥ prāṇāśchalē jīvitamandirē ।
chalāchalē cha saṃsārē dharma ēkō hi niśchalaḥ ॥ 20 ॥

narāṇāṃ nāpitō dhūrtaḥ pakṣiṇāṃ chaiva vāyasaḥ ।
chatuṣpādaṃ śṛgālastu strīṇāṃ dhūrtā cha mālinī ॥ 21 ॥

janitā chōpanētā cha yastu vidyāṃ prayachChati ।
annadātā bhayatrātā pañchaitē pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ ॥ 22 ॥

rājapatnī gurōḥ patnī mitrapatnī tathaiva cha ।
patnīmātā svamātā cha pañchaitā mātaraḥ smṛtāḥ ॥ 23 ॥