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Shatakatraya 1.42

Śatakatraya 1.42

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Sanskrit

1.42

daurmantryān nṛpatir vinaśyati yatiḥ saṅgāt suto lālanāt
vipro 'nadhyayanāt kulaṃ kutanayāc chīlaṃ khalopāsanāt |
hrīr madyād anavekṣaṇād api kṛṣiḥ snehaḥ pravāsāśrayān
maitrī cāpraṇayāt samṛddhir anayāt tyāga-pramādād dhanam ||

A king is ruined by bad counsel, an ascetic by company, a son by over-indulgence, / a Brahmin by lack of study, a family by a bad son, moral conduct by attendance on scoundrels, / shame by wine, agriculture also by lack of supervision, affection by dwelling abroad, / friendship by lack of intimacy, prosperity by lawlessness, and wealth by careless giving.

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