Chanakya Niti Verse 14-13

Verse 14-13

Sanskrit

स जीवति गुणा यस्य धर्मो यस्य स जीवति ।
गुणधर्मविहीनस्य जीवनं निष्प्रयोजनम् ॥

Transliteration

Sa jeevati gunaa yasya dharmo yasya sa jeevati
Gunadharmaviheenasya jeevanam nishprayojanam

Translation

He lives who has good qualities. He also lives who has dharma. The life of one who has neither good qualities nor dharma is without any purpose.