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Armour, Enemies, Jewels

Bhartrihari · Niti Shataka 21

क्षान्तिश्चेत् कवचेन किं किमरिभिः क्रोधोऽस्ति चेद्देहिनां ज्ञातिश्चेदनलेन किं यदि सुहृद् दिव्यौषधैः किं फलम् । किं सर्पैर्यदि दुर्जनाः किमु धनैर्विद्या न वन्द्या यदि व्रीडा चेत्किमु भूषणैः सुकविता यद्यस्ति राज्येन किम्

Meaning · English

If you have patience, what need of armour? If you have anger, what need of enemies? If you have shame, what need of jewels?

अर्थ · हिन्दी

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