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Chanakya Neeti : Chapter 1 Chanakya Neeti (The book) has seventeen chapters in it. This is Chapter 1. I have tried my best to translate the verses in a very accurate manner. Yet, there might be a few glitches. Have a look over the following: Chanakya Neeti says not to : Give any advice to a foolish person Try taking care of a woman with loose character Keep company of a sad fellow As all of them are totally useless. The house with any one of the following is not well-suited for living: An ill-tempered wife with low morals A wicked and deceitful friend A talkative servant with impoliteness in him/her A venomous snake A person must save money for the bad days and must protect his woman even at the cost of money that was saved. Chanakya says that money is one of the most significant assets a man must have. It brings you the honor, supports and makes you capable to deal with calamities. There is no point to live in a country/region where: You cannot find an employment Are not respected Have no friends and well wishers Cannot find an education … It will be better to quit such place. Do not live even for a single day in the places where you cannot find the following five: Prosperous businessmen A Brahmin well versed Soldiers River Doctor A man must not live in a place that has: No fear of law People having no shame No clever men No Spirit of charity
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Page 1: Chanakya Neeti Shastra (lessons)

Chanakya Neeti : Chapter 1

 Chanakya Neeti (The book) has seventeen chapters in it. This is Chapter 1. I have tried my best to

translate the verses in a very accurate manner. Yet, there might be a few glitches. Have a look over

the following:Chanakya Neeti says not to :

Give any advice to a foolish person

Try taking care of a woman with loose character

Keep company of a sad fellow

As all of them are totally useless.

The house with any one of the following is not well-suited for living:

An ill-tempered wife with low morals

A wicked and deceitful friend

A talkative servant with impoliteness in him/her

A venomous snake

A person must save money for the bad days and must protect his woman even at the

cost of money that was saved.

Chanakya says that money is one of the most significant assets a man must have. It

brings you the honor, supports and makes you capable to deal with calamities.

There is no point to live in a country/region where:

You cannot find an employment

Are not respected

Have no friends and well wishers

Cannot find an education

… It will be better to quit such place.

Do not live even for a single day in the places where you cannot find the following

five:

Prosperous businessmen  

A Brahmin well versed

Soldiers

River

Doctor

A man must not live in a place that has:

No fear of law

People having no shame

No clever men

No Spirit of charity

No Art

Test the wife at time when your wealth is lost, a friend when in need, relatives at the

time of crises and servant on some important mission.

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Whoever helps you at the time of illness, misfortune, famines and invasion is

your true brother in real scenes.

A person who cannot decide his goal, simply cannot win.

Chanakya Neeti : Chapter 2 

Below are the Ideas of Chanakya included in the second chapter of his famous

writing (Chanakya Neeti). The original verses are in Sanskrit and to spread the

message I have attempted this translation to extract the basic ideas included in

them.

By working hard you get:

Good food to eat

Capability to digest it

A beautiful wife and happiness with her

Wealth that can be utilized for the good causes

As per Chanakya Neeti, the person experiences heavenly joy:

Whose son is obedient

Whose wife is faithful

Who is satisfied with his possessions

A true son is obedient to his father and a true father takes care of his son. The quality

of a true friend is that he/she must be honest. 

Acharya Chanakya suggests that a person must stay away from the people who talk

flattery in front of you, but try to harm at your back. Such friendship is like a vial of

poison with milk on its top. Simply stay away from such persons!

A friend who is not good shall not be trusted, nor trust a friend who has not proven

bad. They may reveal your secrets to others when not in good terms with you.

Chanakya neeti also advises you not to act foolish under peer pressure.

Don’t speak anything  about your plans as others will try to hinder your regime. The

simplest suggestion is that you continue with the task without grabbing much

attention.

Stupidity is woe and the days of youth are very woeful. Anyhow, living on the mercy

of others is woe extreme.

Every hill does not contain gems.

Every elephant does not possess mani (Gajamukta).

Every place is not a home of some noble person.

Every forest does not have sandalwood.

* The moral is that a must act as per demand of the situation instead of continuing

over assumptions. Also, don’t trust everyone.

A wise person grooms his child carefully because only an educated person with high

morale is given true respect in society.

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* Throughout Chanakya Neeti you will see that Kautilya has emphasized a lot

over practical education.

The parents who do not care for the education of their children are their worst

enemies. On growing up such children feel isolated from the society, just like a crane

in a flock of swans.

Chanakya advises not to overindulge with your child, pupil and students. It will spoil

them.

Do not allow a single day of your life to pass away without learning something

good/useful.

The following are on self-destruction mode:

A tree on the bank of a river

A woman in house of a stranger

A king with stupid/bad counselors.

The power:

Of a scholar lies in his knowledge

Of a king lies in his army

Of a trader lies in his money

Of a servant is in his service.

* Chanakya neeti tells you to understand your role and act accordingly.

As people leave a weak king, a prostitute desert improvised customers, and birds

leave a withered tree. In the same manner the guests must leave the house of host

after having food.

One who befriends a person of bad character or lives in the company of an evil fellow;

undergoes a quick destruction.

The friendship between people of equal status is considered to be the best, serving

under a king is one of the best employment a person can get, trading is the best

occupation, and It is best for a lady to stay in the comforts of home.

chapter : 3 of chanakya neeti shastra

Have a look over the translated verses of the third chapter of Chanakya Niti:

Which family in this world has no blemish? Is there any person who has never fallen

ill? Has been somebody who has not been troubled by his bad habits? Can you point a

person who has lived happily through his life ? i.e. problems will definitely arrive

in life of each and everyone. On should accept this reality and move forward in life.

You can guess the origin of a person through his behaviors, his native place via his

tone and his food intake by looking at size of his belly.

A wise man educates his sons, marries daughter to a high class family, exploits

weaknesses of his enemies and does friendship with people who do good deeds.

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If you have an evil person on one side an a snake at the other; better opt for the

snake as it will bite only for self defense but the wicked person will not spare any

chance of hurting you.

A wise king always accompanies wise councils who always stand by his side

irrespective of the situation and place.

On doom’s day (pralay) the whole land is submerged by sea, but the men with noble

characters have a depth that many seas together can’t fill. That stand still in every

good or bad situation.

A stupid person looks similar in appearance like any other human being in spite of

being an ass.

As per chanakya neeti … A young person, with a handsome face and of a higher

family; if remains uneducated are always ignored like a scentless flower.

The beauty of the cuckoo bird lies in its tone, that of a lady lies in her loyal affection,

of an ugly in his education and for a sage it’s kindness.

Expel an individual to save a family, a family to maintain a village, a village for good

of the country. (Not as bait, but for good)

A hard working person cannot remain poor, a person who always keeps God in his

mind is unlikely to do sin, a person with peace cannot quarrel. Similarly, a vigilant

being has no fear.

Excess of beauty resulted in the kidnapping of Sita, extreme ego of Ravana got him

killed, and unnecessary charity caused great troubles to Raja Bali. Avoid extremes!

As nothing is impossible for almighty. Similarly, every place is in reach of a trader, no

land is alien for a knowledge-full person and none is stranger to a polite talker.

As a tree laden with scented flowers spreads fragrance in the whole forest. A worthy

son brings glory to the whole family, clan and country.

As a dried tree when catches fire burns the whole forest, so is a bad son born

in a entire family.

One good son is better than many troublesome sons in a family. The whole family

feels comfortable and safe with him.

Chanakya says to use cane over a child only after 5. This can continue for 10 more

years. Once the son achieves his 16th; all you can do is to treat him as a friend.

In case of natural disasters, famine and unstoppable enemy invasion; one should run

away and save lives. (Save yourself for another day)

A person having no faith, no wealth and no love simply cannot acquire salvation. He

keeps on taking births and dying.

The best place to live is where fools are not honored, grains are stored safely, where

husband and wife don’t quarrel. Goddess Laxmi (Goddess of wealth) resides at such

locations.

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This marks the end of the chapter 3 of chanakya neeti. Hope you enjoyed reading !

Chapter 4 of chanakya neetiIn chapter four chanakya has stated the following points. Have a look over the

following points derived from chanakya neeti   …sons, friends, kith and kin are

capable of distracting you. A wise man’s mind cannot be diverted as he knows that

his holy acts will ultimately bring blessing to him and his loved ones. As a mother

takes care of every requirement of infants; similarly a saint must deliver spiritual

guidance to his followers. knowledge is like holy kamdhenu and is like a tree that

bears fruit in every season. In unknown territories it provides protecting and fetches

rewards for you. Its better to have a worthy son than having hundreds of unworthy

ones.  Like millions of stars in the sky have no competition with brightness of the 

moon. When a dead son is born then the person griefs for a few days, but an

unworthy son is a grief for lifetime.

As per chanakay neeti, following are most difficult to bear:

living in a village with people of bad character

a quarrelsome wife

a stupid son

eating bad food

to work for an evil family

a widowed daughter

Like there is no profit in raising a barren cow;  a son without knowledge or devotion is

also useless. this world is like a hell where a person can get three kinds of reliefs:

a devoted wife

a good son

company of noble persons

A king orders ones, a scholar tells ones and daughter are married ones. Therefore one

must be very careful about those.

Meditation is performed best when alone, education by two, singing by three,

traveling with four persons, farming with five and for battle many are required.

A good wife is pious, expert at household chores, faithful and never speaks a lie to

her husband.

An important verse of chanakya neeti compares following with poison:

a person whose knowledge is confined to books

a meal without appetizer

living life in a community of poor people

an old man marring a young woman

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A man must leave a religion without love and compassion, must leave a teacher

without knowledge. Also its better to leave a short tempered wife and relatives with

no love and respect for you.

A person traveling a lot is likely to get weak/old, same will be the case with a

standing tethered horse, a woman lacking love in life and clothes that are frequently

exposed to sun.

How is this situation, who are my real friends, how is my home’s condition, what’s my

earnings and expenditure, what are my talents and weaknesses …. are the questions

that a wise man asks himself all the time?

Chanakya Neeti : Chapter 5

Have a look over the points stated below. If not amazed then at-least you’ll be inspired from the chanakya neeti quotes stated below:

Infatuation is the biggest disease and greed is the worst enemy of an individual. Anger is the most damaging fire. Among all possessions knowledge is supreme.

The test for purity of gold is done by rubbing, heating, pounding and cutting.  Similarly, the true characteristic of a person are revealed at the time of intense trouble. His  manners, voice and actions will reveal a lot about him.

Everyone is likely to face troubles in life and even wise men are also fear from them. Anyhow, the real wise men deal with troubles wholeheartedly and boldly upon their arrival.

Children born from same mother and also under same stars [astrology]; may differ in characteristics. The example is a ber tree having sweet fruits as well as painful thorns on it.

Administrators are corrupt in some manner [at least desire promotion ]. The person who preens is likely to be romantic. A foolish dude can’t be a polite talker and a  frank person faces difficulties in telling lies.

Fools are jealous with wise men, poor is with rich. In the same manner prostitutes are jealous of pious ladies.

The best way to sabotage knowledge is to remain idle. Women [men as well!] looking for other man will also face destruction. You cannot gain a good harvest by sowing less seeds and upon execution of commander his army becomes ineffective.

Those persons will be cursed who make fun of knowledge-full people. Who disrespect the rituals stated in scriputes, call a serene person to be a hypocrat and imposter will suffer for sure.

Charity puts an end to poverty, knowledge to ignorance. Good behavior eliminates most of troubles and devotion in god marks an end to all fears.

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For a person with absolute knowledge, heaven is of least significance. A true warrior gives a little importance to his life. For a true sage woman is of no use and for a person with control over desire, whole world looses its significance.

Skill is like the best friend in foreign territories. A woman with good nature is truly the best friend of a man. Medicine to a sick person and charity in next world.

Rani over ocean, giving help to capable, lightening lamp in daylight are nothing but the useless acts.

Rain water is purest of all and in same manner Will-power is the mightiest of all powers.

Poor men desire for money.  Animals desire power of speech. Men desire for heaven while angels desire for Nirvana.

Truth keeps the earth in its place, truth is responsible for wind to blow. Truth makes sun shine and It’s the primary force for existence of everything.

Money comes and goes, so is the youth. Life goes and goes the soul, Nothing lasts forever. Only thing that stays firm is your faith.

Chapter 6 – Chanakya Neeti   The present section includes the points stated by Acharya Chanakya in the 6th

chapter of Chanakya neeti. As we all know that Chanakya is well know for his straight

forward views, which sometimes appear harsh. Therefore, readers are suggested to

use their discretion while enjoying the ideas included below.  It must be taken into

consideration that philosophy of Acharya Chanakya comes from an era where things

were quite different from today. I have no issue in claiming that most of his ideas find

relevance in today’s environment as well, but a very few are outdated. So, its time to

face some wisdom; have a look over the points stated below:

By listening religious  scriptures the person gains knowledge about religion. You can

get rid of evil-ideas by talking to a scholar and on following the advice of a guru;

Then you’ll easily reach the door-steps of heaven.

Crow is most cunning among birds and a dog is among animals. In sages, the one

with short temper is most harmful. Among all, most deadly is the person jealous of

you.

A brass pot is purified after treating that with ash and copper by citric. A woman after

her periods and rivers after passing through rapids.

A ruler gets fame on visiting different parts of his kingdom, a preacher gets glory by

spreading knowledge in foreign territories and same happens with a Yogi traveling

distant places. Anyhow, when a woman does something like that then she only meets

destruction.

A person with sufficient money make a lot many friends and even more relatives. The

interesting part is that he is also considered wise and full of wisdom.

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[If money is not everything, then too it’s required for most of the things.]

The kaala [time] consumes every person and everything. It can and it will destroy

everything. It’s in action even when you are sleeping. None can escape him.

A person born as blind is unable to see things and similar is the case with people

blinded in love. An alcoholic cannot differentiate between good and bad. In same

manner a selfish person gets blind under affect of his selfish goals.

A person commits actions and faces the consequence [in this world and in other world

].  Taken births in many forma and after settling everything; merges in Almighty.

A king pays for the sins of his countrymen, royal priest has to pay for the deed of

king. A husband has to pay for deed of his wife and a teacher pays for the deeds of

his pupils.

A father who leaves leaves debt for children is like an enemy and same principle

applies to mother with loose character. Also, a foolish son and beautiful wife become

a pain for a man. [double discretion is advised here ]

You can win a greedy by offering money, a proud person by covering before him. You

can win a foolish by agreeing with him and you can win a scholar by truth only.

It is better not to have a kingdom than having it in bad state. Similarly, it better to

have no friends, pupils and wife than having bad ones.

A there is no happiness in a kingdom with wicked king; there is no benefit from a

deceitful friend. Similarly, there is no happened in homes where wife quarrel and no

benefit from in having bad pupils.

 

Acharya Chanakya  says that every creature has some special qualities from

which a hum can gain benefit. Below, are a few:

Lion: teaches to perform actions wholeheartedly and not not relax until

accomplishment of the task.

Crane: teaches man to focus and concentrate over the task and act instantaneously

upon requirement.

Cock:to rise early in the morning, being ready to defend and attack, grabbing ones

share and sharing with other.

Crow:makes love privately, does not get scared easily, collects things for use in

future. is always alert and never trusts anyone.

Dog:It can go without food for a while but when finds can overeat in moments. Is

alert even in sleep and wakes with slightest sound. It is loyal and fights ferociously

when defending his master.

donkey: It works tirelessly and even in harsh whether conditions.

* Chanakya says that any man acquiring those qualities cannot face failure under any

circumstance.

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So, here ends the chapter 6 of Chanakya neeti. Hope you enjoyed; waiting for your

valuable comments.

Chanakya Niti – Chapter 7   If you are facing loss in business, your heart is broken then it will best not to share

the information with others. Also, one must not discuss scandals of family and

incidence of getting insulted/cheated.

You should be shameless when it comes about learning something, dealing in

business and having food.

You are happy only when your mind it at peace; running after wealth is simply an act

of foolishness.

One must be satisfied with whatever he has as wife, wealth, and income. Anyhow one

must never get satisfied with the knowledge and act of charity.

One must never get in-between two scholars, fire, husband- wife, master-servant, and

a plough & Oxen.

Never touch fire, teacher, virgin, baby, and cow with your feet or else you will face

quick destruction.

It is considered safe to be five arms away from a bullock cart, ten arms away from a

horse, thousand arms from an elephant. Anyhow, a single wicked person will be a

threat in whole country.

You require a goad to tame an elephant, a whip to train a horse, and a stick to control

your cattle. In similar manner a wicked person cannot be controlled with mere words.

(Sword)

A brahmin becomes happy on viewing tasty food, a peacock on listening rumble of

clouds. Also, a person with good soul becomes happy on looking happiness of others

while an evil person gains happiness from misfortune of others.

One can appease a stronger enemy and can throw an order to a weaker one. Anyhow,

when both of you are equal in strength; act wisely.

The power of a king lies in his sword, the power of a scholar lies in his knowledge and

that of a woman lies in her beauty.

Swans live in lakes with blue water and leave it when the lake starts drying. Men

must not change their residence so often.

Money earned must kept circulating and put to some good use. Just like the water of

a pond having inflow and outflow systems is clean. On the other hand Water-logged

ponds collect dirt in them.

Money plays a very significant role in human life. On having money the person is

given respect, considered wise, and preferred by women.

Men having faith in God, doing charities, serving Brahmins, and with polite nature

enjoy heavenly pleasure in real world.

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Men having no command on their tone, in company of wicked persons, and in poverty

experience hell even being alive.

A tail of a dog cannot protect its shame nor offers any effective protection against

ticks and flies. So is the condition of a man with little knowledge.

A person with polite tone, pure-heart, compassionate, and self disciplined nature is

one who qualifies for Nirvana.

Chanakya Neeti: Chapter 8   Below are the ideas form chapter 8 of Chanakya Neeti. Have a look …

Those who desire only wealth belong to lowest class of people. Who desire wealth

and respect are above them. The men who desire honor and respect belong to top

most class.

Like a lamp consumes darkness and produces soot, in similar manner the offspring of

a person reflect the kind of food consumed by him. (Money must be earned from right

sources )

O God, wealth must go in hands of good people. Water in sea is saline, but the water

in cloud gives life to all living creatures. In same way the money in hands of good

person brings happiness to others, while in hands of wicked ….

One foreign invader is filthy as a thousand scavengers.

One must take bath thoroughly after oil massage, hair cut, sex and attending funeral

to become pure.

Education will be useless until it is not put to some practical use. The life of an

uneducated person is a total waste. Similar is the case with an army without

commander and a wife without husband.

It is a great tragedy to a man whose wife passes in old age, whose money is taken by

relative, and who lives on food of others.

Studying Vedas without performing Yajna is useless and performing Yajna without

charity is also useless. Person’s spirit must be fully committed while performing

religious acts.

Idol of God made of wood, stone or metal must be worshiped as if God is really

present in it. God blesses according to the faith you have in him.

God is not present in idols and stones. God resides in soul of all people. Where people

pray with full devotion God appear there.

No blessing is bigger than peace. No joy is bigger than contentment.There is no

religion bigger than mercy. For a man greed is the worse disease.

Anger is like death. Feeling of revenge is like river of agony. Education provides

everything to a man and contentedness is a great blessing.

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Good qualities enhance beauty of a person, genteelness adds to glory of ones family.

Practical implementation is the biggest tribute to education and spending wisely is a

great tribute to ones wealth.

A man with beauty, but no talent is useless. A  person with ill-manners brings shame

to family. Like money not spent wisely is waste, so is the education that cannot be

applied.

Following are considered pious; water coming from ground, an honest wife,  a king

caring for his subjects, and a Brahmin without greed.

Following are most likely to destroy themselves; a greedy Brahmin, a contented

(inactive) king,  a coy prostitute and shameless woman.

A great dynasty is not great, if is deprived from educated members. If a person of low

birth has knowledge and wisdom then he must be respected like/by nobles.

Everyone respects wise men. They are rewarded with honor and money.  A person

can attain everything through knowledge.  It is worshiped everywhere.

The Earth is in great pains as it is being crushed by animals (humans) like drunkards,

idiots and uneducated.

Those Yajnas (religious acts)  are like enemy which empty food coffers of a nations,

are performed by priests not knowing the meaning of sacred verses, and by

organizers who don’t do charity.

Chanakya Niti: Chapter 9   Need not to mention that Chanakya Niti is a remarkable Book. Below are the

important points stated in its chapter 9. Have a look …

Any person aiming at deliverance must quit his bad habits and addiction as if they are

poison. One must consider tolerance, forgiveness, patience, kindness and trust as

nectar i.e. include those qualities in life.

People who are not good at keeping their secrets and who use fouls language meet

quick destruction. Just like a snake trapped in a mothhill will die for sure.

Lord Brahma create gold without fragrance, did not added sweet fruits to sugarcane,

and did not added flowers in sandalwood tree. In same manner he did not granted

wealth to scholars and a longer life to kings.  It appears as if the advisers in his

council are not so good.  [Simply a satire ]

It is commonly believed that nector is king of all medicines, food is the most

satisfying thing, eye is the queen of all sensory organs, and head is most useful body

part.

A student, servant, guard,  starving person, and a traveler must be woken up when

they are at duty.

One must never disturb them while sleeping. They are tiger, king, child, others dog,

serpent, and pig. Let them sleep.

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A man who recites scriptures just for making money and who has no problem

in receiving alms from lowly people looses his respect permanently. People will begin

treating him as an insignificant snake with no venom.

One whose anger does not inspires anyone, pleasing whom does not deliver profit,

and one without authority to punish or reward are nothing, but insignificant.

If a snake is non-poisonous, then too it must pretend like one with ability to take life.

(You know your weakness, not your opponent. It might fetch you a victory)

Wise men spend their time reading stories of gamblers in morning (Mahabharata), of

women in day (Ramayana), and of a thieves at night(Gita by Shri Krishna).

When it comes about worship then one must offer garland made by himself,

sandalwood paste rubbed by his own hands, and singing a self crated songs.  (Moral

is that worship is a personal  matter and there is no point in involving a priest in it)

A cane, fool, oilseed, gold, land, woman, pann, and sandalwood become better and

better with rubdowns. (discretion is advised) [others will not complain, but some lady

might object. Here, by woman Chanakya points towards the quality of a woman to

adjust & adapt. ]

Poverty can easily be dealt with patience. Even ordinary clothes appear nice if clean.

Food can be consumed if hot and fresh no matter if not tasty. Similarly a good

character is of great significance despite the lack of physical beauty.

Here, comes the end of chapter nine of Chanakya Niti. Hope you liked the concepts

included in it. I am waiting for your precious feedback on Chanakya Niti quotes stated

above.

Chanakya Niti: Chapter 10   A man without money is not poor in comparison to a man without knowledge.

A person must walk with his eyes open, must drink clean water, speak words with

wisdom, and must perform an action only after thinking about pros & cons.

A crow can eat anything, a poet is capable of imagining anything, a woman can do

anything,  and a drunkard can say anything.

If you are looking for knowledge then give-up the hope for finding comfort. (Maybe,

after getting Wisdom … lol )

Fate plays a significant role in life of a person. It can turn a king to beggar and vice-

versa.

A greedy person consider beggars to be his enemy, a woman with loose character

considers her husband as enemy and a thief considers moon to be his enemy. In

same manner a fool treats the person who advice him.

Chanakya says … who don’t have knowledge, who don’t perform good deeds, don’t

do charity, are not kind, lack in politeness, and are not merciful; are not humans, but

beasts.

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As per Chanakya Niti, it is a waste to advice some foolish person. Your words won’t

change the person’s nature. Like the fragrant wind passing through forest of sandal

wood does not make any  impact on odor of a bamboo tree.

A foolish person cannot gain benefits from a books like a blind man with mirror.

Chanakya says that it better to live in forest with wild beasts, it is better to consume

wild berries, it is better to sleep on bed of thorns than living in poverty with your kith

and kins.

… One must protect the roots, If the root is destroyed then the tree will fall.

Different kinds pf birds come together on a tree to spend night and then fly away in

all directions when morning arrives. One most not regret about his or someone’s

separation from family.

The power of brain is supreme and strength comes afterwards. You must be aware

about the story of a lion who was killed by a rabbit. 

The whole world is like a family and Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi are like parents

to all of us.

* A few quotes are not included as they appear out of context for current time period.

Chanakya Neeti: Chapter 11   This article contains the ideas illustrated in the 11th chapter of Chanakya Neeti. Have

a look …

The natural tendencies for charity, basic logic, politeness, and ability to bear pain

cannot be taught to anyone. Either you have them or don’t.

A person who leaves his community to join another community is likely to face quick

destruction. Same will be the case with king who don’t cares for his subjects.

A small goad controls a giant elephant, a small lamp destroys a great deal of

darkness, a small hammer can break huge   mountain. Their size is insignificant to the

purpose they solve.

A student who continuously thinks about comforts of home (homesick) will not be

able to gain knowledge. One with greed cannot be truthful. One who debauch cannot

acquire piety.

The taste of Neem will remain bitter even on irrigating it with milk and butter. Same

is the case with a wicked soul i.e. no advice can change his mind.

If the mind of a person is filled with evil thoughts then any number of pilgrimages

won’t cut his/her sins.

It is no surprise that a person with incomplete knowledge will try to debate and argue

the men with true knowledge. This can be understood from example of a tribal

woman who rejects precious gems and selects cheap beads for decoration.

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The person who does not speaks for a whole year and who only opens his mouth to

eat will enjoy heavenly pleasure of about 10 million years. (The simple explanation is

that , “silence is gold”. Men who speak too much reveal their secrets to other and

face problem.)

A real student refrains himself from love, flattery, anger, infatuations, preening,

entertainment, and oversleeping.

A person who consumes single meal in a day, has control over his mind, performs his

religious duties, and who involves with his wife for offspring (not mere pleasure) is a

true ‘Brahmin’. A Brahmin who involves himself in trade, raises cattle, does

agriculture, is a mercenary Brahmin.. One who  deals in lac, indigo, flower, meat ,

wine, and honey belong to lowest class. [Discretion Advised]

One who spoils the work of others, is egoistic, treacherous, selfish, and jealous, but

tries to present himself as honest and polite cannot be a ‘Brahmin’ but a cat.

A wise men will never desecrate any kind of water. Be it in a well, pond, river, garden,

or temple.

One who steals from his guru or from temples, engages with wives of others is

nothing but a Charlatan.

Even the bees have to repent for storing too much honey which they collect after

putting so much courage and hardwork. In same manner the people who don’t do

charity face heavy losses. The kings gain glory on helping the needy and their names

survive till date.

Chanakya Neeti: Chapter 12   The lines stated below contains the ideas stated in 12th chapter of Chanakya Neeti.

Have a look …

Such home is  endowed with divine favor of God where sons & daughter obey orders ,

the housewife is sweet tongued, family members are hardworking, the money is

earned with honesty and is sufficient to fulfill their needs, food is in surplus, servants

are faithful, guests are welcomed, and is often visited by learned spiritual teachers.

O king, a person who donate a little of his earning to deserving Brahmins (full

time involvement in spreading  enlightenment in the society  with charity as the  only

way of  their livelihood) attracts multiple amount of his donation in different ways by

the grace of almighty God.

The world is maintained by good people who are polite and helpful to their near ones,

people who are compassionate to deserving fellows, who show no mercy to wicked,

face powerful opponent with bravery, who show respect to learned scholars,  show

reverence to parent and guru, and who are good at tackling women in a wise manner

instead of putting complete trust in them.

Chanakya compares such man to Jackal and calls him the lowliest; whose hands do

not come  forward for charity, ears do not listen the sermons in holy scriptures, eyes

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never focus on saints, legs do not move the path of pilgrimage, who earn money by

unjust means, and who do not take care of their parent or guru. 

Fate is a very strong component in life. Chanakya expresses this opinion by giving

following examples:

You cannot blame spring for taking away the leaves from a Karel tree. (A rare

leafless tree)

An owl cannot see in daylight and none can be blamed for this.

In same manner you cannot blame the cloud if the raindrop does not fall in the

open beak of Chatak bird. (As per mythology Chatak bird only drinks the rain

drops that fall at time of Swati Nakshatra. For this it opens its beak and waits for

drop to fall in it.)  

[Take note that those lines did not said that destiny is everything. ]

A good person can inculcate goodness in a bad person, but the badness of a bad is

unlikely to be transferred in nature of a good person. The fragrance of a flower might

leave its effect on soil beneath. but the flower never attains the murky smell from

soil.

[In an other verse  of Chanakya Neeti it has been said that you cannot turn a real

wicked to some nice person. The thing to be noted is that both are correct in their

own contexts]

Beholding a sadhu is like an instant pilgrimage for which you don’t even

require visiting a holy place. 

  A traveler goes to a new city (a bad town) where he asks following questions to a

wise man and receives following replies.

1.  Who is greatest in your village?  The man replied that the ‘Toody’ trees is

greatest as all men fall on the ground after  consuming its milky intoxicant.  

2. Who performs  greatest charity? … The  Washerman takes clothes of men in

morning and returns those in evening. [no charity]

3.  Who is most clever? … all men consider themselves as clever and are engaged

in cheating one other for money and women.

4. … And how do you survive at such place?  The wise man says … I am just like

an insect who is born in filth, lives in it and dies in filth.

* The passage above is a satire stating the condition of a state without law & order.

Where people drink, cheat, do no charity, and have adapted themselves  to such

situation.

Once a divine saint was asked about his family. He replied that his mother is

truth, knowledge is his master, religion is as brother, kindness as sister, peace as

wife, and tolerance to be his son.

Festivals (very happy moments) for a:

 cow is to find a green pasture. 

Brahmin is to receive an invitation for meal.

a women  is to see her husband recovering.

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but… for me the festival is to have faith in God.

A person who considers women of others as mother, wealth of others as dirt, and one

who sees his own soul in all living creatures; is the person who has really found the

truth.

One who always abides by religion, is a polite speaker, is always interested in acts of

charity, is/has a faithful friend, show respect to any good advice, respects guru, full of

knowledge, and have faith in almighty is a noble soul for sure.

O lord Rama, there is no point in comparing you with anyone. [a simple explanation

for a longer verse ]

One must learn decency from princes, speech from scholars, art of bluffing from

gamblers, and cunningness from a woman.

One who overspends money without planning, who provokes the stronger opponent,

and one who desires relationship with all kinds of women will definitely go for a quick

destruction.

One must not worry about meals and must perform his duties. It is God who will

arrange food for you.  [Something closely related to Karma Theory of Bhagvad Gita.

Action is supreme and person devoted to his duty is unlikely to face such trouble. The

line has nothing to do with inaction]

A pitcher can be filled drop-by-drop and so is the case with your wealth.

A person with evil nature is unlikely to change even after gaining maturity. So is the

case with a bitter pumpkin that does not taste sweet even upon ripening. [A class of

such persons do exists.]

I would like to make it clear that as the author of this post, I have tried my best to

bring the valid facts as per my knowledge & belief. Sometimes it is not possible to

present the very-exact idea due to language differences. Still, I hope that you enjoyed

If you have a query, suggestion, or complain then please let me know by

commenting.

Chanakya Neeti: Chapter 13   The points stated below contain ideas illustrated in the 13th chapter of Chanakya

Neeti . Have a look …

It is better to live a small life (three quarters of an hour) doing good deeds than living

a sinful life for thousands of years. It is your acts that count, not your life span.

One must not be afraid of future, nor shall regret upon past. Wise men concentrate

on utilizing the present to frame a brighter future.

Good people, deity, and your father will not be demanding anything. You can satisfy

your kith and kins by offering them good food, and for satisfying a learned men you

will just require a few polite words of wisdom.

The nature of noble people is quite strange i.e. instead of acting arrogant upon

attaining wealth they bow down in humility and act more modestly and respectfully.

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One must give up infatuations in order to remain happy and to  gain control of his life.

Infatuation is the root cause of many troubles and worries.

One who plans and prepares himself to face challenges and difficulties is most likely

to succeed against problems in life. On the other hand, if a man leaves everything on

luck then he will perish for sure.

If a king is religious then his subjects will also be religious, if a king is sinful then his

subjects will also be sinful. Also, the subjects of a careless king will also be careless.

The conclusion is that “As as king will be, so will be his subjects”

A man without religion is living dead, while a religious man lives even after his death.

[Also, to be noted that Chanakya said that "The greatest religion is of humanity"]

Like the udders on neck of a goat, the life of a person is totally useless  if he has no

wealth, no love, is devoid of religion with no hope of salvation.

It is characteristic of lowly people that they enjoy belittling successful people and feel

jealous.

The attitude of a person plays very significant role in his life. At instances he finds

himself bound by the wordily desires and with a slight change in state of mind he can

also set himself free.

It is not possible to fulfill each and every desire. Your fate will not be able to serve

them all. The solution is that the man must feel satisfaction in whatever possessions

he had. [Must not confuse it with sate of inaction and feeling contented]

Even in the heard of thousands of cow the calf finds its mother. In save way the acts

of a person follow him i.e. you can’t run from your deeds.

A disorganized person finds no peace no matter where he goes. In civilized society he

faces the criticism of others and if in forest he will feel lonely.

Like you get water on digging, in same way on serving/comforting your guru you will

gain knowledge.  [There is adifference between preacher, teacher and Guru]

Each individual gets rewarded as per his deeds. This is why wise men think about the

outcome before indulging themselves into any task.

One who don’t show respect to God, takes hundred births in yoni  of a dog and then is

born as a charlatan.

In the end the mighty sumeru mountain will be uprooted from its base and the land

will be wiped away by sea. Even then the superior persons will be standing firm on

their resolve to fulfill the promises done.

Chanakya Neeti: Chapter 14   Have a look on the inspirational ideas from chapter 14 of Chanakya Neeti.

In this world there are only three gems. They are water, food grains, and good

language. On the other hand fools consider those stones to be precious gems.

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Poverty, diseases, conflicts, and other problems in life are nothing, but the fruits from

tree of ones own misdeeds.

You can earn money after losing it, you can make new friends, and also you can get

another wife, but this is not the case with body. [take good care of your health]

Numerous straws reunite together to frame a thatch to provide protection against

rain. In the same manner, when men unite together to form an army they can easily

vanquish the enemy. In other words, “Unity possesses great strength”.

The following have great tendency to spread. They are oil on water,  a secret with a

man of unjust character,  donation to a worthy man, and learning of a wise person. 

[Yep! oil spreads on surface of water, a wicked person will reveal your secret to

everyone,  donation to right kind of person will add to your glory, and a wise man

keeps on learning]

One becomes enlightened and awaken on listening to the religious talks and

sermons, on attending some funeral, and on falling sick severely. [... how many of

us think about God only when in pain. It is not strange and very true fact]

Normally, a man regrets upon his act of sin after accomplishing it.  If same wisdom be

shown before doing the action then the man will definitely attain Nirvana.

There is no need to get satisfied with knowledge, act of charity, politeness, penance,

and worldly wisdom. As this worlds is full of such gems and you cannot get enough of

them. [i.e. always a chance for doing better.]

Is someone lives in heart of someone then distances don’t matter. On other hand a

person who has no place in heart doesn’t matter, even upon being physically near.

It will be good for you to not get too close to a king, fire, and women. Also, don’t stay

too far from them otherwise you will get deprived of the rewards.  [... maintain the

balance in life, of life and for life]

One must cautiously deal with fire, woman, fool, snake, and members of royalty. They

may prove fatal.

Only a capable man who lives life as per principles of religion is alive in real senses .

If not, then the person is living a life of no use.

A really wise man is well aware about the art of speaking, he talks as per situation,

speak the words that add to his fame, and shows anger in accordance with the power

he possesses.

The three views of three beings for a very beautiful woman were. She will be

equivalent to a corpse for some Yogi. A lustful man will consider her as an object of

desire. For a dog, she will be nothing, but a lump of meat. [... contains very deep

meaning. Discretion advised]

A wise man will never reveal his secret to anyone. He won’t discuss formula of his

secret medicine, his religious resolves, problem in family, consumption of bad food,

and his sexual acts. Also, he will not indulge himself in such discussions. (specially

the ill talks about others) [... I know you have a lot of important tasks to perform and

care for time. Dont you!]

A cuckoo bird will not sing until arrival of spring i.e. there is a right time for different

tasks.

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O man! you must leave the company of wicked persons and must come closer to

noble fellows. You must do good deeds all day and night with faith in God because

this world will perish one day.  [not on the dooms day, but with your end your

world will also end at that very instance]

Chapter 15: Chanakya Neeti Quotes   Chanakya Neeti Quotes from chapter 15 . Have a look upon them.

A man who has mercy and compassion for all creatures is religious for sure. He does

not require any religious symbol or sign to prove  his religiousness.

A guru who shows his disciple the path of righteousness leaves a huge debt. It cannot

be payed back as none of the physical objects is so precious.

There are two ways to deal with wicked people and thorns. One is to crush them

under your boot and other is to stay away from them.

One who wears dirty clothes, has filthy teeth, oversleeps, and uses foul language.

Such person cannot gain prosperity and good health.

When a person looses money. then his woman, friends, servants, and relatives also

move away. Upon regaining money they will try to come back.  This means that

money is your ultimate relative in this physical world.

The wealth earned by unjust means will perish for sure.

A wrong act done by a person with power is hailed and many times is  justified. On

the other hand, a good task done by a poor might not grab that much attention.

Even if a gem be placed on foot and a mirror on head,. Still, the gem will not loose its

value.

The knowledge in holy scriptures is like a huge sea. For a man with busy life it will not

be possible to read and understand everything. He must act like a swan i.e. attain

what is useful and leave the rest.

If a man neglects a hungry and tired  traveler that came to him in hope for some food

and himself begins eating. Surely, such person is a charlatan.

If a man recites religious scriptures without bothering to understand the ideas being

stated. Such person is not better than a ladle that is dipped in all kinds of food, but is

unable to taste even one.

Frequent visitors loose respect. For example: Moon appears so bright until it enters

home of Sun (on daily basis) .

Greed is the root cause of troubles. A black bee enjoys nectar from a lotus flower, but

in search of more it goes to forests  and paddy fields where it gets hurt from thorns

of different flowers.

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The bond of love is supreme  and has a very significant impact on life of a person.  A

black bee can drill hole in hard wood, but gets trapped in lotus flower. It can get its

freedom  quite easily, but it hesitates to hurt the flower. 

The fragrance of sandalwood remains even upon chopping it, a bull-elephant does not

stops mating even in old age, and sugarcane tastes sweet even upon being crushed.

Such is the nature of a high-class men that remains unchanged even in poverty.

Chanakya Neeti – Chapter 16   The following lines contain the ideas stated in 16th chapter of Chanakya Neeti

Sastra. Have a look … (Discretion Advised)

A person who never remembered Almighty lord for getting out of life-death cycle, a

man who is deprived from the wealth of religion that can open doors=of-heaven from

him, and one who has not even dreamed to enjoy a woman. Such person is a

comparable to an axe that destroyed that the forest of his mother’s youth. [A person

with such useless life has no explanation for taking birth ... (Discretion Advised)]

It is the characteristic of a whore that she talks with one man, stares at another with

a third person in her mind. If is not the mistake of a whore, but is of man who thinks

that she will love him.

A foolish man easily falls in love of a whore and then becomes her toy. She will use

him, betray him, trick him and finally destroys him.

There is no man on this planet who did not adopted ego after becoming successful

and after enjoying a luxurious life.After getting involved in worldly matters no man

escaped from troubles. There is not a single man who did not fall for some beautiful

woman. Has any beggar even gained respect? Has somebody remained unharmed

after dealing with wicked people.

No golden deer took birth nor anyone has seen it. Still, Lord Rama went after it. It

appears as wisdom deserts a person on beginning of trouble.

A man might acquire some big position after putting some efforts , but that is not

everything. A crop sitting on steeple of place is not honored as in case of an eagle.

A man is respected for his qualities even if he had not enough money. The little moon

on second day of antecedence is biven much more importance than a full moon.

(Astrological significance)

A man without qualities if praised by others; gains glory. If lord Indra start praising

himself then it will not gain to his glory. Praising oneself will not earn you respect.

Like a gem embedded in an ornament of gold appears more elegant. In similar

manner a man must enhance his good qualities to add more charm to his physical

beauty.

A highly educated person might feel low in lack of a patron. Just like a gem which

needs a suitable ornament to find its place.

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I am not interested in money earned by; bringing pain to others, anti-religious

activities, and begging before enemy.

Money comparable to bride of an orthodox family is not of much use. It must be like a

prostitute available to anyone in need. (planned investment is better than saving)

You cannot get satisfies with money you have, women, and tasty food. More you get

the desire becomes even more. Hunger and thirst cannot be satisfied.

The blessings earned after donating land, water, clothes, or after performing Yajna

are not very significant when compared to blessings obtained after a helping a

deserving person in need.

It is better to die than living a life of humiliation. You die once, but humiliation kills

you every moment.

One must not act as miser when it comes about speaking politely. A polite talker is

appreciated by all and speaking politely costs nothing.

This world is like a tree with two life-giving fruits hanging from it. One is to speak

politely and other is to be in company of good people.

Money in hands of somebody else is of no use. Same is the case with person whose

knowledge is only confined to books.

Chanakya Neeti: Chapter Seventeen  

The ideas & quotes from last chapter of Chanakya Neeti.

If a child is convinced by a woman from a man who is not her husband. Then such

child is termed as bastard and not given respect & importance in society. Same is the

case with bookish knowledge  gained without proper guidance of a qualified teacher.

There is hardly any sin in applying the strategy of tit-for-tat.  One must show

gratefulness to grateful,  violence to violent, and evilness to counter evil. ( The lines

are quite true, but must be implemented with an extra precaution)

If your objective appears to be too-far, too high, or too difficult to achieve. Still, you

must not loose hope and march forward with devotion while maintaining the focus.

God might appear too far, but is only at a distance of one-true-prayer.

A greedy man does not requires any extra vice  as greed alone is self-sufficient to do

all kinds of damages. A back-biter is probably the greatest sinner. Does a truthful

man of good character needs to say any prayers? Is there any requirement for a man

with pious heart to go for pilgrimage? Is there any ornament required to beautify a

man with fame? Does a knowledgeable person requires wealth to feel rich?

A conch shell comes from ocean and mendicants use it as an instrument for

begging. Also, it is known to us that Goddess Laxmi did emerged from Ocean. From a

point of view the conch shell happens to be brother of the Goddess. The moral is that

not the origin of a person, but his deeds determine the fame or notoriety.

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Many times it is the helplessness that forces people to act good. A weak person

acquires friendly nature due to his inability to oppose the stronger. A poor fellow may

position himself on peak-of-morality because he cannot afford to have luxuries and

women. A sick turns into a highly religious person, and an old lady becomes very

virtuous because she can no more act-naughty.

The charity of food and water is supreme to all sorts of charities. No date is

comparable to 12th of month  in terms of piousness.  No mantra is greater than

Gayatri mantra, and no deity cannot be considered greater than the Mother.

A snake stores venom in his fang, a bee in its sting, a scorpion in its tail,

but everything of an evil person is poisonous.

Charity adds to beauty of hands and not the bangles. You need a bath to clean

yourself, not just applying paste of sandalwood on forehead. The real satisfaction

comes from getting honor, not just food. It is knowledge that matters, not the rituals.

A man with intention to help others, receives blessing at each step and his troubles

get blown away.

Humans are very similar to animals when it comes about eating, sleeping, display of

fear, and mating . The only thing that differentiates is religion. A man without religion

is nothing better than a beast.

(I must quote that definition of religion according to Chanakya is not about just

following the rituals. Perhaps he is first human  in history to quote humanity as the

greatest religion)

 A old woman with bent back was going on her way. A young man sarcastically asked

“Have you lost something, what are you looking on the ground ..?”.

She replied that the “Pearl of her youth is lost and she is trying to search for it.”

The moral is that one must make some worthy use of his life. Its short and the youth

is even shorter.

O Pandunus tree! you have snakes all over you, you don’t bear any fruit, and infested

with thorns.  There is no fragrance in you,  you grow in mud, and quite rare to find.

How, come your peculiar smell attracts everyone. ( A man with quality is likely to

get acceptance despite of being in bad condition)

* Here comes the end to all Chapters from Chanakya Neeti. Hopefully, you enjoyed

and more importantly learned something out of it.


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