हास्यम् Shloka 73 — Sanskrit with Meaning
Open in full site →1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
साहित्यसङ्गीतकलाविहीनः साक्षात्पशुः पुच्छविषाणहीनः। तृणं न खादन्नपि जीवमानस्तद्भागधेयं परमं पशूनाम्॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
সাহিত্যসঙ্গীতকলাবিহীনঃ সাক্ষাত্পশুঃ পুচ্ছবিষাণহীনঃ। তৃণং ন খাদন্নপি জীবমানস্তদ্ভাগধেযং পরমং পশূনাম্॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
sāhityasaṅgītakalāvihīnaḥ sākṣātpaśuḥ pucchaviṣāṇahīnaḥ | tṛṇaṃ na khādannapi jīvamānastadbhāgadheyaṃ paramaṃ paśūnām ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
A person completely devoid of literature, music, and art is literally a beast without a tail and horns. It is the extreme good fortune of the actual animals that this person survives without eating grass (otherwise, the animals would starve).
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
সাহিত্য, সংগীত এবং শিল্পকলা—যার মধ্যে এর কোনোটিই নেই, সে লেজ ও শিং বিহীন এক সাক্ষাৎ পশু। সে যে ঘাস না খেয়েও বেঁচে আছে, এটাই অন্যান্য পশুদের জন্য পরম সৌভাগ্যের বিষয় (নইলে পশুদের ঘাসের অভাব হতো)।
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
जो मनुष्य साहित्य, संगीत और कला से सर्वथा हीन है, वह बिना पूंछ और सींग वाला साक्षात् पशु ही है। वह घास खाये बिना ही जीवित रहता है, यह तो असली पशुओं का परम सौभाग्य है।
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
यस्मिन् मानवे साहित्यस्य, सङ्गीतस्य, कलायाः च ज्ञानं रुचिः वा नास्ति, सः पुच्छशृङ्गरहितः पशुः एव अस्ति। एषः मनुष्यरूपः पशुः तृणं न खादति तथापि जीवति, एतत् तु वने चरतां यथार्थपशूनां महत् सौभाग्यम् अस्ति।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
साहित्यसङ्गीतकलाविहीनः साक्षात्पशुः पुच्छविषाणहीनः। तृणं न खादन्नपि जीवमानस्तद्भागधेयं परमं पशूनाम्।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Bhartṛhari, Nītiśataka 12
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of this हास्यम् Sanskrit shloka?
A person completely devoid of literature, music, and art is literally a beast without a tail and horns. It is the extreme good fortune of the actual animals that this person survives without eating grass (otherwise, the animals would starve).
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Bhartṛhari, Nītiśataka 12.