धर्मः Shloka 65 — Sanskrit with Meaning
Open in full site →1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम्। लोचनाभ्यां विहीनस्य दर्पणः किं करिष्यति॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
যস্য নাস্তি স্বযং প্রজ্ঞা শাস্ত্রং তস্য করোতি কিম্। লোচনাভ্যাং বিহীনস্য দর্পণঃ কিং করিষ্যতি॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
yasya nāsti svayaṃ prajñā śāstraṃ tasya karoti kim | locanābhyāṃ vihīnasya darpaṇaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
What can the scriptures do for a person who has no intellect or common sense of his own? What use is a mirror to someone who is devoid of eyes (blind)?
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
যাঁর নিজের কোনো প্রজ্ঞা বা বুদ্ধিশুদ্ধি নেই, শাস্ত্র তাঁর কী উপকার করতে পারে? যে ব্যক্তির দুটি চোখই অন্ধ, আয়না বা দর্পণ তার কী কাজে লাগবে?
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
जिसके पास स्वयं की बुद्धि (प्रज्ञा) नहीं है, शास्त्र उसका क्या भला कर सकते हैं? जो व्यक्ति आँखों से हीन (अंधा) है, दर्पण (शीशा) उसका क्या करेगा?
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
यस्य पुरुषस्य निजविवेकः नास्ति, तस्य कृते शास्त्राणां ज्ञानं व्यर्थम् अस्ति। यथा अन्धजनस्य कृते दर्पणस्य कोऽपि उपयोगः न भवति, तथैव प्रज्ञाहीनस्य कृते शास्त्रमपि निरर्थकम्।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम्। लोचनाभ्यां विहीनस्य दर्पणः किं करिष्यति।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Cāṇakya Nīti 10.9
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of this धर्मः Sanskrit shloka?
What can the scriptures do for a person who has no intellect or common sense of his own? What use is a mirror to someone who is devoid of eyes (blind)?
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Cāṇakya Nīti 10.9.