विद्या Shloka 80 — Sanskrit with Meaning
Open in full site →1. संस्कृतम् (देवनागरी)
यस्मिन् जीवति जीवन्ति बहवः स तु जीवति। काकोऽपि किं न कुरुते चञ्च्वा स्वोदरपूरणम्॥
2. বাংলা / Bengali Script
যস্মিন্ জীবতি জীবন্তি বহবঃ স তু জীবতি। কাকোঽপি কিং ন কুরুতে চঞ্চ্বা স্বোদরপূরণম্॥
3. IAST (Transliteration)
yasmin jīvati jīvanti bahavaḥ sa tu jīvati | kāko'pi kiṃ na kurute cañcvā svodarapūraṇam ||
4. English Meaning / आङ्ग्लार्थः
He whose life supports and sustains the lives of many others—he is the only one who truly lives. Does a crow not also successfully fill its own stomach with its beak? (Meaning: Living purely for oneself requires no intellect or nobility; true wisdom is living for others).
5. বাংলা অর্থ / Bengali Meaning
যাঁর বেঁচে থাকার কারণে আরও বহু মানুষ বেঁচে থাকে, প্রকৃতপক্ষে কেবল তিনিই বেঁচে আছেন (তাঁর জীবনই সার্থক)। একটি সাধারণ কাকও কি নিজের ঠোঁট দিয়ে নিজের পেট ভরায় না? (অর্থাৎ শুধু নিজের জন্য বাঁচার মধ্যে কোনো মহত্ত্ব নেই)।
6. हिन्दी अर्थ / Hindi Meaning
जिसके जीवित रहने से बहुत से अन्य लोग (आश्रित) जीवित रहते हैं, वास्तव में केवल उसी का जीना सार्थक है। क्या एक कौवा भी अपनी चोंच से अपना पेट नहीं भर लेता? (अर्थात केवल अपना पेट भरना तो कोई भी जानवर कर लेता है)।
7. संस्कृतभावार्थः
यस्य जनस्य आश्रयेण अन्ये बहवः जनाः जीवनं यापयन्ति, तस्य जनस्य जीवनम् एव साफल्यमण्डितम् अस्ति। यदि कश्चित् केवलं निजस्वार्थाय उदरपोषणं करोति, तर्हि तस्मिन् काके च कः भेदः? काकः अपि स्वचञ्च्वा उदरपूरणं करोति एव।
8. अन्वयः (Compound Analysis)
यस्मिन् जीवति जीवन्ति बहवः स तु जीवति। काकः अपि किं न कुरुते चञ्च्वा स्वोदरपूरणम्।
9. मूलस्रोतः / Source Citation
Pañcatantra, Mitrabheda 1.24
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of this विद्या Sanskrit shloka?
He whose life supports and sustains the lives of many others—he is the only one who truly lives. Does a crow not also successfully fill its own stomach with its beak? (Meaning: Living purely for oneself requires no intellect or nobility; true wisdom is living for others).
What is the source of this shloka?
This shloka is from Pañcatantra, Mitrabheda 1.24.