Chanakya Quotes

“That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up and so should relatives who are without affection.”
― Chanakya

“The learned has grieve by instructing foolish disciple surely,
As a wicked wife or with the wretched having familiarity.
[4] 1.4 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme

“A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant begets misery,
As living in a house with a serpent in it begets death surely.
[5] 1.5 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme

“Save money for adversity, wife against riches undoubtedly,
But save the soul even against wife and riches invariably.
[6] 1.6 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme

“Save wealth but never assume it removes all calamity,
When riches forsake, amassed stock dwindles rapidly.
[7] 1.7 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme

“Where you are not respected inhabit not that country,
You can not earn, have friends and get knowledge truly.
[8] 1.8 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme

“It’s foolish to call Chanakya an Indian Machiavelli. Rather, Machiavelli was possibly an Italian Chanakya.”
― Ashwin Sanghi

“The Grhasta blessed if house a bliss, wife speaks sweetly,
If wealth satisfies desire, sons able, enjoys wife’s company;
If servants obedient, has hospitality, Lord worshiped daily,
Delicious food, drink shared, finds joy in devotees’ company.
[209] 12.1 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme

“Little given to brahman in distress compensated abundantly,
Is got back not in equal quantity, but in a way higher degree.
[210] 12.2 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme

“Happy be who generous to relatives, to strangers kindly,
Indifferent to wicked, loving to good, shrewd in dealing be;
Who frank with the learned and courageous with enemy,
Ever humble with elders and stern with his wife does be.
[211] 12.3 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra

“Polluted who hears not voice of learning, gives no charity,
Who sees not pure devotee and walks not to places holy;
Who fills with things by crooked practices unhesitatingly,
And who ever holds his head high in arrogance and vanity.
[212] 12.4 Chanakya”
― Munindra Misra, Wisdom of Mahatma Vidur & Chanakya: in English Rhyme