10 Inspirational Sanskrit Shlokas for Students

Aug 30, 2023 Saurav Pandey

उद्यमेन हि सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः। न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशंति मुखे मृगाः।

Achieving any task requires diligent effort, not solely contemplation. Similarly, a deer does not venture into the mouth of a sleeping lion. Image Source: Canva

यस्य कृत्यं न जानन्ति मन्त्रं वा मन्त्रितं परे।कृतमेवास्य जानन्ति स वै पण्डित उच्यते ॥

The individual who possesses an awareness of their actions, demeanor, confidentiality, and contemplations following the fulfillment of a task is synonymous with an intelligent person. Image Source: Canva

आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः Iनास्त्युद्यमसमो बन्धुः कृत्वा यं नावसीदति II

The greatest adversary of humans is the indolence that resides within their own bodies. Image Source: Canva

उपदेशोऽहि मूर्खाणां प्रकोपाय न शांतये।पयःपानं भुजंगानां केवलं विषवर्धनम्॥

Advice given to fools, makes them angry and not calm them down.Just like feeding a snake with milk, increases its venom. Image Source: Canva

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्य: परं मन: |मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धे: परतस्तु स: ||

he senses are superior to the gross body, and superior to the senses is the mind. Beyond the mind is the intellect, and even beyond the intellect is the soul. Image Source: Canva

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मन: |काम: क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ||

There are three gates leading to the hell of self-destruction for the soul—lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, all should abandon these three. Image Source: Canva

न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषत: |यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते ||

For the embodied being, it is impossible to give up activities entirely. But those who relinquish the fruits of their actions are said to be truly renounced. Image Source: Canva

आढ् यतो वापि दरिद्रो वा दुःखित सुखितोऽपिवा ।निर्दोषश्च सदोषश्च व्यस्यः परमा गतिः ॥

Whether rich or poor, grieving or happy, innocent or brute – friend is the biggest support of man. Image Source: Canva

विवादो धनसम्बन्धो याचनं चातिभाषणम् ।आदानमग्रतः स्थानं मैत्रीभङ्गस्य हेतवः॥

Quarrel, financial relations, begging, excessive talking, borrowing, and desire for competition – these are the reasons that break a friendship. Image Source: Canva

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