Sanskrit Subhashitas 8

8. एकं हन्यान्न हन्याद्वा शरो मुक्तो धनुष्मता। 

   बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतोत्सृष्टा हन्याद्राष्ट्रं सराजकम्॥ 

ekaM hanyAnna hanyAdvA sharo mukto dhanuShmatA|
buddhirbuddhimatotsRuShTA hanyAdrAShTraM sarAjakam||

Meaning:-Arrow released by archer may kill one (person) or may not (if aim of archer is not good). But the brainpower ‘released’ by an intelligent person kill a nation with the king.

ie an intelligent person even if unarmed can bring down nations by sheer intelligence.
best example of this is the fall of nanda dynasty by the hands of Chanakya.


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