Complete Chanakya Neeti

by R.P. Jain

By preaching foolish pupils, looking after a wicked woman or keeping company of worried persons, even scholars will suffer. Therefore, foolish persons should never be encouraged to undertake any good deed. One must stay away from a characterless woman, otherwise his image will be tarnished. Similarly, an unhappy person can never give happiness, so stay away from him.

Any place, where man does not have respect-honour, no sources of income/employment, suitable well wishing friends/ relations, facilities for learning-education, such a place is most unsuitable. It should be left without any delay.

Any person, whose son is obedient, wife is loyal, wellmannered and is fully satisfied with his hard-earned income, enjoys the bliss of heaven in his lifetime. In other words, he is extremely satisfied and happy.

in case the well meaning friend turns enemy, then because he is aware of your personal secrets, he can cause damage to you.

While planning out or implementing any desired work, if you disclose it, its successful conclusion becomes doubtful. So, take care not to disclose it to anyone till its successful conclusion.

Ignorance is not only painful but man is also subjected to mockery on account of it,

develop contacts only with gentlemen and superior persons.

a guest must quickly leave after having and praising the food, offered to him.

a man should quickly leave the abode taken up for attaining his objective, after achieving his objective. This will indicate his wisdom.

a man should have relations in a society with equals. Also only a government job offers stability, so it should be preferred over other jobs.

if you need to sacrifice the whole world for your progress and protection, then do so without any hesitation. If you are yourself not there, then you have no use for your village, society or state.

a person, who is careful, alert and aware, will be fearless and no one can harm him.

excess of anything or act is harmful.

excesses lead to the end of man. So, avoid it.

for the first five years, he must be brought up with love and affection. For the next ten years, he must be brought up with strict discipline, because this is the period for the development of his personality. This period is like the foundation on which will rest the rest of his life. From the age of sixteen, he should be treated like a friend; guide him like a friend; settle his problems like a friend.

any person, who wants do a good deed, must do it in one go.

Meditation, prayerofferings and learning of lesson should be done alone.

studies are better done by two persons together.

for travel, four persons are appropriate.

not to consider a person as a Guru who is not a scholar; not take an extremely short-tempered woman as a wife.

man has five mothers- the King's wife, Guru's wife, friend's wife, wife's mother and your own mother.