धर्मः Shloka 57 — Sanskrit with Meaning
Open in full site →1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
काकः कृष्णः पिकः कृष्णः को भेदः पिककाकयोः। वसन्तकाले सम्प्राप्ते काकः काकः पिकः पिकः॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
কাকঃ কৃষ্ণঃ পিকঃ কৃষ্ণঃ কো ভেদঃ পিককাকযোঃ। বসন্তকালে সম্প্রাপ্তে কাকঃ কাকঃ পিকঃ পিকঃ॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
kākaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pikaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ko bhedaḥ pikakākayoḥ | vasantakāle samprāpte kākaḥ kākaḥ pikaḥ pikaḥ ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
The crow is black, and the cuckoo is black; what is the difference between the cuckoo and the crow? When the spring season arrives, the crow is revealed as a crow (by its harsh caw), and the cuckoo as a cuckoo (by its sweet song).
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
কাকও কালো, কোকিলও কালো; তাহলে কোকিল আর কাকের মধ্যে পার্থক্য কী? কিন্তু বসন্তকাল উপস্থিত হলে বোঝা যায়, কাক কাকই আর কোকিল কোকিলই (তাদের ডাকের মাধ্যমে)।
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
कौवा भी काला होता है और कोयल भी काली होती है; फिर कोयल और कौवे में क्या अंतर है? परन्तु वसंत ऋतु के आने पर (उनकी आवाज़ से) पता चल जाता है कि कौवा कौवा है और कोयल कोयल है।
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
रूपेण वर्णेन च काकः कोकिलः च समानौ भवतः। परन्तु यदा वसन्तऋतुः आगच्छति, तदा कोकिलस्य मधुरस्वरेण काकस्य कर्कशस्वरेण च तयोः वास्तविकः भेदः ज्ञायते। गुणैः एव मनुष्यस्य परिचयः भवति, न तु बाह्यरूपेण।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
काकः कृष्णः पिकः कृष्णः को भेदः पिककाकयोः। वसन्तकाले सम्प्राप्ते काकः काकः पिकः पिकः।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra (General Nīti)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of this धर्मः Sanskrit shloka?
The crow is black, and the cuckoo is black; what is the difference between the cuckoo and the crow? When the spring season arrives, the crow is revealed as a crow (by its harsh caw), and the cuckoo as a cuckoo (by its sweet song).
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra (General Nīti).