Vrishchikasya Visham Puchchhe (The Wicked Are Poison All Over) — Complete Lyrics
वृश्चिकस्य विषं पुच्छं
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
वृश्चिकस्य विषं पुच्छं मक्षिकायाश्च मस्तके।
तक्षकस्य विषं दन्ते सर्वाङ्गे दुर्जनस्य च॥
vṛścikasya viṣaṁ pucchaṁ makṣikāyāś ca mastake।
takṣakasya viṣaṁ dante sarvāṅge durjanasya ca॥
The scorpion's poison lies in its tail, the fly's in its head, and the serpent's in its fang — but the wicked person carries poison in every part of his being. Chanakya warns that while a venomous creature can harm only through one organ, an evil-minded person is dangerous through and through.
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