Vidya Mitram Pravaseshu (The True Friends in Life) — Complete Lyrics
विद्या मित्रं प्रवासेषु
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
विद्या मित्रं प्रवासेषु भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च।
व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं धर्मो मित्रं मृतस्य च॥
vidyā mitraṁ pravāseṣu bhāryā mitraṁ gṛheṣu ca।
vyādhitasyauṣadhaṁ mitraṁ dharmo mitraṁ mṛtasya ca॥
Knowledge is one's friend while travelling in foreign lands; the wife is one's friend in the home; medicine is the friend of the sick; and dharma (righteousness) is the friend of the one who has died. Chanakya names the true companion suited to each situation of life, showing that the help we need changes with our circumstances.
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