The verse and its meaning · Suvichar · Suvichar — Sanskrit Sayings
Milk over Poison
Chanakya Niti 2.5
परोक्षे कार्यहन्तारं प्रत्यक्षे प्रियवादिनम् ।
वर्जयेत्तादृशं मित्रं विषकुम्भं पयोमुखम्
Meaning · English
Leave a friend who spoils your work behind your back and talks sweet to your face. He is a pot of poison with milk on top.
अर्थ · हिन्दी
जो पीठ पीछे काम बिगाड़े और मुँह पर मीठा बोले, ऐसे दोस्त को छोड़ दो। वह ऊपर दूध भरे जहर के घड़े जैसा है।
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- Before: At the Burning Ground · Chanakya Niti 1.12
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