Chanakya Niti Verse 02-05

Verse 02-05

Sanskrit

परोक्षे कार्यहन्तारं प्रत्यक्षे प्रियवादिनम् ।
वर्जयेत्तादृशं मित्रं विषकुम्भं पयोमुखम् ॥ ०२-०५

Transliteration

Parokshe kaaryhantaaram pratyakshe priyavaadinam
Varjayettaadrisham mitram vishakumbham payomukham

Translation

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A friend whose talk is sweet in person but who spoils the job when out of sight should be abandoned like a pot of poison topped with milk.
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