विद्या Shloka 17 — Sanskrit with Meaning
Open in full site →1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
अलसस्य कुतो विद्या अविद्यस्य कुतो धनम्। अधनस्य कुतो मित्रममित्रस्य कुतः सुखम्॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
অলসস্য কুতো বিদ্যা অবিদ্যস্য কুতো ধনম্। অধনস্য কুতো মিত্রমমিত্রস্য কুতঃ সুখম্॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
alasasya kuto vidyā avidyasya kuto dhanam | adhanasya kuto mitramamitrasya kutaḥ sukham ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
How can a lazy person acquire knowledge? How can one without knowledge acquire wealth? How can one without wealth have friends? And how can one without friends ever find happiness?
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
যে ব্যক্তি অলস, তার বিদ্যালাভ কোথা থেকে হবে? বিদ্যাহীন ব্যক্তির ধনলাভ কীভাবে হবে? আর ধনহীন মানুষেরই বা প্রকৃত বন্ধু কোথায়? এবং বন্ধুহীন মানুষের জীবনে সুখ কোথা থেকে আসবে?
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
आलसी मनुष्य को विद्या कहाँ? जिसके पास विद्या नहीं है उसे धन कहाँ? जिसके पास धन नहीं है उसके मित्र कहाँ? और जिसके मित्र नहीं हैं, उसे सुख कहाँ?
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
यः जनः आलस्यं करोति सः ज्ञानं प्राप्तुं न शक्नोति। यः ज्ञानहीनः अस्ति सः धनार्जनं कर्तुं न शक्नोति। निर्धनस्य पुरुषस्य कोऽपि सखा न भवति। तथा च यस्य मित्राणि न सन्ति सः जीवने कदापि सुखं न लभते।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
अलसस्य कुतो विद्या अविद्यस्य कुतो धनम्। अधनस्य कुतो मित्रममित्रस्य कुतः सुखम्।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Cāṇakya Nīti 10.1
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of this विद्या Sanskrit shloka?
How can a lazy person acquire knowledge? How can one without knowledge acquire wealth? How can one without wealth have friends? And how can one without friends ever find happiness?
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Cāṇakya Nīti 10.1.