What is the CHAPTER 1 of CHANAKYA NEETI or POLICY ?

unnamedIn accordance with my last post ‘Do you know about this great man‘ here we go with the first chapter of the famous book CHANAKYA NEETI OR POLICY.

You can read the translations as following :-

CHAPTER – 1

1- The chanakya policy says NOT TO:

  • give any advice to a foolish person ever
  • try taking care of a women with loose character
  • keep company of an always sad fellow

This is because doing all of them are useless.

2- A house having any of the following in them is not well suited for living:

  • An ill tempered wife with low morals
  • A wicked & deceitful friend
  • A talkative servant with impoliteness in him/her
  • A venomous snake

3- A person must save money for the bad days & anyhow, the woman must be protected even at the cost of the money saved.

4- Chanakya says that money is one of the most significant assets a man must have as it brings you the honour, support & makes you capable to deal with calamities.chanakya-niti

5- There is no point to live in a country/region where:

  • you cannot find an employment
  • you are not respected
  • you have no friends & well wishers
  • you cannot find an education

6- Do not live even for a single day on the places where you cannot find the following five:

  • a prosperous businessmen
  • a Brahmin well versed
  • soldiers
  • a river
  • a doctor

7- A man must not live in a place that has:

  • no fear of law
  • people having no shame
  • no clever men
  • no spirit of charity
  • no art

8- TEST:

  • a wife at the time when your wealth is lost
  • a friend in need
  • relatives at the time of crises
  • servant on some important mission

9- Whoever helps you at the time of illness, misfortune, famines & invasion is your true friend in real scene.

10- A person who cannot decide his goal simply cannot win in life.

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS GREAT MAN ???

He is the man who was born 1800 years before the famous economist ‘Niccolo Machiavelli’ but because his works were lost & were found in 1915 he is known as the ‘Indian  Machiavelli’.He is the great Indian economist & the writer of the very famous book of economy known as “Arthashastra”.unnamed

He is The Great CHANAKYA.Also known as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta.

He was the one who managed the first Mauryan Emperor CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA to rise to the power at a very young age by defeating the ALEXANDER The Great’s  GOVERNOR & his most powerful successor Seleucus I Nicator .

Chanakya Served as the chief advisor to both Chandragupta & his son.

Today we are here to discuss about the NITI’s or POLICIES that were been adopted by him.These all are written in a book called CHANAKYA NEETI which is not in English. So i will be translating the verses to make you understand easily.

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We will be reading these policies in the form of chapters which will be posted very soon .

HOPE YOU ALL WILL LIKE IT & IMPLY THESE IN SOME OR THE OTHER AREAS OF YOUR LIFE.