Chanakya Niti · Chapter 5
Chanakya Niti 5.15 meaning
vidya mitram pravase cha bharya mitram griheshu cha
vyadhitasy-aushadham mitram dharmo mitram mritasya cha
विद्या मित्रं प्रवासे च भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च ।
व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं धर्मो मित्रं मृतस्य च ॥
Learning is your friend when you travel, a wife is your friend at home, medicine is the friend of the sick, and dharma is the friend of the one who has died.
What it means
Different stages of life need different supports. Knowledge helps you abroad, a loving partner at home, medicine in illness, and the good you've done is what stays with you at the end.हिंदी में अर्थ
परदेस में विद्या मित्र है, घर में पत्नी मित्र है, रोगी का मित्र दवा है और मरने वाले का मित्र धर्म है।
जीवन के हर मोड़ पर अलग सहारा चाहिए। परदेस में ज्ञान, घर में जीवनसाथी, बीमारी में दवा, और अंत में केवल तुम्हारे अच्छे कर्म साथ जाते हैं।
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