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Na Kashchit Kasyachin Mitram (None Is Born a Friend or Foe) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning reflection, or when navigating difficult relationships·📜 Chanakya Niti
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Origin & Story

Chanakya Niti · Chanakya (Vishnugupta / Kautilya) · Ancient India (c. 4th–3rd century BCE)

Chanakya, the strategist who navigated the shifting alliances of kings and ministers, understood relationships as the product of conduct rather than fate. This verse distils that hard-earned insight: friend and foe are not born but made, fashioned by the dealings between people, which is why the wise watch their own behaviour as the true source of their bonds.

✦ As told in scripture

Statesmen have long cited this verse to explain how bitter rivals became firm allies overnight: since no enmity is fixed by nature, a change in conduct can turn a foe into a friend, and the wise diplomat works precisely upon this truth.

The Mantra

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𑌨 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌃। 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾॥

na kaścit kasyacin mitraṁ na kaścit kasyacid ripuḥ। vyavahāreṇa mitrāṇi jāyante ripavas tathā॥

Meaning:No one is by birth the friend of anyone, and no one is by birth the enemy of anyone; friends and enemies alike arise through conduct and dealings. Chanakya teaches that relationships are not fixed by fate but shaped by how people treat one another, so one's own behaviour creates one's friends and foes.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌨 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍🔊na kaścitno one, nobody
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍🔊kasyacitof / to anyone
𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊mitramfriend
𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌃🔊ripuḥenemy, foe
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌣🔊vyavahāreṇathrough conduct, dealings, behaviour, transactions
𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿🔊mitrāṇifriends
𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊jāyanteare born, arise, come into being
𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌵𑌃🔊ripavaḥenemies, foes
𑌤𑌥𑌾🔊tathālikewise, in the same way, similarly

Benefits of Chanting Na Kashchit Kasyachin Mitram (None Is Born a Friend or Foe)

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Brings a clear-eyed, realistic understanding of friendship and enmity

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Teaches that our own conduct shapes our relationships

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Frees the mind from blaming fate for one's friends and foes

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Encourages mindful, fair behaviour toward everyone

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Helps dissolve fixed grudges by seeing relationships as changeable

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A concise, memorable maxim for wise dealings with people

How to Chant Na Kashchit Kasyachin Mitram (None Is Born a Friend or Foe)

Repetitions3times
Best TimeMorning reflection, or when navigating difficult relationships

Recite the verse slowly and reflect that neither friendship nor enmity is fixed at birth — both grow out of how we behave toward others. Consider how your own conduct can turn strangers into allies. It is traditionally studied among Chanakya's teachings on human relationships and worldly dealings.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Na Kashchit Kasyachin Mitram (None Is Born a Friend or Foe) written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It is a famous verse from the Chanakya Niti (Niti Darpana), the body of aphorisms attributed to Chanakya (Kautilya / Vishnugupta), the ancient Indian teacher of ethics, statecraft and practical wisdom.
That no one is anyone's friend or enemy by birth or nature. Both friends and enemies are created through vyavahara — conduct, behaviour and mutual dealings. Relationships are therefore earned and made, not predestined.
By taking responsibility for one's own behaviour. Since friendliness and hostility grow from how we treat others, fair and considerate conduct tends to create allies, while harshness creates foes. It also frees us from resentment, since even an enemy was made by dealings and can change.

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