Chanakya Niti · Chapter 6
Chanakya Niti 6.15 meaning
sinhad ekam bakad ekam shikshech chatvari kukkutat
vayasat pancha shikshech cha shat shunas treeni gardabhat
सिंहादेकं बकादेकं शिक्षेच्चत्वारि कुक्कुटात् ।
वायसात्पञ्च शिक्षेच्च षट्शुनस्त्रीणि गर्दभात् ॥
Learn one quality from the lion and one from the crane, four from the rooster, five from the crow, six from the dog, and three from the donkey.
What it means
Wisdom is all around us, even in animals. Observe nature with curiosity and you'll find lessons in effort, focus, alertness, loyalty and endurance. Chanakya's next verses spell several of these out.हिंदी में अर्थ
शेर से एक, बगुले से एक, मुर्गे से चार, कौए से पाँच, कुत्ते से छह और गधे से तीन गुण सीखने चाहिए।
ज्ञान हर जगह है, जानवरों में भी। प्रकृति को जिज्ञासा से देखो, तो मेहनत, एकाग्रता, सतर्कता, वफ़ादारी और सहनशीलता के सबक़ मिलेंगे।
Spoken by Chanakya.
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Get a verse like this every day, with chanting as you scroll. The Gita, Ramayana, Kabir, Upanishads and more: 4,596 verses, plus panchang, japa and festival reminders.