मूर्खशिष्योपदेशेन दुष्टस्त्रीभरणेन च ।
दुःखितैः सम्प्रयोगेण पण्डितोऽप्यवसीदति ॥१.४॥
mūrkhaśiśyopadeśena duṣṭastrībharaṇena ca |
duḥkhitaiḥ samprayogeṇa paṇḍito’apyavasīdati ||1.4||
by imparting learning to a foolish disciple, by maintaining an evil woman, and by associating with the miserable, even a learned man comes to disgrace
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Excerpt from the book “Old Chanakya Strategy: Aphorisms” by Rajen Jani