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धर्मः Shloka 54 — Sanskrit with Meaning

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1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
शतेषु जायते शूरः सहस्रेषु च पण्डितः। वक्ता दशसहस्रेषु दाता भवति वा न वा॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
শতেষু জাযতে শূরঃ সহস্রেষু চ পণ্ডিতঃ। বক্তা দশসহস্রেষু দাতা ভবতি বা ন বা॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
śateṣu jāyate śūraḥ sahasreṣu ca paṇḍitaḥ | vaktā daśasahasreṣu dātā bhavati vā na vā ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
A brave person is born among a hundred; a learned scholar among a thousand. An eloquent speaker is found among ten thousand, but a truly generous giver may or may not be found even then.
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
একশ জনের মধ্যে একজন শূর (বীর) জন্মায়; হাজার জনের মধ্যে একজন পণ্ডিত হন। দশ হাজার জনের মধ্যে একজন সুবক্তা পাওয়া যায়, কিন্তু প্রকৃত দাতা সেভাবে পাওয়া যায় কি না সন্দেহ।
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
सौ लोगों में कोई एक शूरवीर जन्म लेता है; हजार लोगों में कोई एक विद्वान होता है। दस हजार में कोई एक अच्छा वक्ता होता है, परन्तु एक सच्चा दानी तो मिलता है या नहीं भी मिलता (अत्यंत दुर्लभ है)।
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
शतेषु जनेषु कश्चित् एकः वीरः भवति। सहस्रेषु जनेषु एकः विद्वान् भवति। दशसहस्रेषु जनेषु कश्चित् एकः उत्तमः वक्ता भवति। परन्तु निःस्वार्थः दानी पुरुषः तु अतीव दुर्लभः अस्ति।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
शतेषु जायते शूरः सहस्रेषु च पण्डितः। वक्ता दशसहस्रेषु दाता भवति वा न वा।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra (Nīti section)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of this धर्मः Sanskrit shloka?
A brave person is born among a hundred; a learned scholar among a thousand. An eloquent speaker is found among ten thousand, but a truly generous giver may or may not be found even then.
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra (Nīti section).