धर्मः Shloka 52 — Sanskrit with Meaning
Open in full site →1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
विद्या मित्रं प्रवासेषु भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च। व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं धर्मो मित्रं मृतस्य च॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
বিদ্যা মিত্রং প্রবাসেষু ভার্যা মিত্রং গৃহেষু চ। ব্যাধিতস্যৌষধং মিত্রং ধর্মো মিত্রং মৃতস্য চ॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
vidyā mitraṃ pravāseṣu bhāryā mitraṃ gṛheṣu ca | vyādhitasyauṣadhaṃ mitraṃ dharmo mitraṃ mṛtasya ca ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
Knowledge is a friend when traveling in a foreign land, and a wife is a friend at home. Medicine is the friend of a sick person, and Dharma (righteousness) is the only friend of one who is dead.
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
প্রবাসে বা বিদেশে বিদ্যাই হলো শ্রেষ্ঠ বন্ধু, এবং গৃহে স্ত্রীই হলো শ্রেষ্ঠ বন্ধু। রোগীর কাছে ঔষধ হলো বন্ধু, আর মৃত ব্যক্তির একমাত্র বন্ধু হলো তার ধর্ম (বা পুণ্যকর্ম)।
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
विदेश (प्रवास) में विद्या मित्र होती है, और घर में पत्नी मित्र होती है। रोगी का मित्र औषधि है, और मरे हुए व्यक्ति का मित्र केवल उसका धर्म होता है।
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
विदेशे ज्ञानम् एव मनुष्यस्य साहाय्यं करोति। गृहे भार्या एव यथार्थं मित्रं भवति। रोगिणः कृते औषधम् एव बन्धुः अस्ति। तथा च मरणानन्तरं केवलं कृतः धर्मः एव जीवस्य सखा भवति।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
विद्या मित्रं प्रवासेषु भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च। व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं धर्मः मित्रं मृतस्य च।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Mahābhārata, Vana Parva 313.62 (Yakṣa Praśna)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of this धर्मः Sanskrit shloka?
Knowledge is a friend when traveling in a foreign land, and a wife is a friend at home. Medicine is the friend of a sick person, and Dharma (righteousness) is the only friend of one who is dead.
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Mahābhārata, Vana Parva 313.62 (Yakṣa Praśna).