Thursday, May 31, 2007
CHANAKYA NITI
CHAPTER ONE
ENGLISH RENDERING OF SLOKAS
CHAPTER ONE
1 I bow my head to almighty Vishnu, the lord of all worlds, before venturing to put forward the essence of knowledge on politics, extracted from several books and scriptures, for the general benefit of society.
2 The careful study of politics teaches one to discern what is wrong and what is right. And imparts wisdom to choose the path that leads to success and good result
3 For the general public I reveal this knowledge to help everyone know when to do what, to become know all.
4 A wise one should not impart knowledge to a brainless idiot. or associate oneself with a woman of low character or keep company of a complainer beset with miseries. Because they only cause frustration and pain.
5`Death is the fate of person who lives in a place which houses a scheming woman, or a deceitful friend, or disrespectful servant or a poisonous Snake.
6 Protect the money you save for hard time. Protect your woman with the money. Protect yourself with the money and the woman.
7 Save and guard your money for rainy days, if you are not careful, the money has a tendency to get dissipated easily.Bad times come unheralded.
8 Never make a country your home that denies you respect, that offers no means of livelihood, that does not give you a family and Friends and a country that has no education system.
9 Do not live a place for a single day where there are rich people , no king, no scholar, no river and no physician.
10 Do not live in a society which is devoid of, employment opportunities, fear, shame cleverness and spirit of sacrifice.
11 Test the fidelity of the people around the following testing times, a servant sent to fulfill a task, kith and kin in hard times, a friend in hour of dire need, and wife when is money is gone.
12 A true brother or friend is he who stands by you in illness, in hard times, in famine, in facing enemies, in royal