Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
क्षणशः कणशश्चैव विद्यामर्थं च साधयेत् ।
क्षणत्यागे कुतो विद्या कणत्यागे कुतो धनम् ॥
- सुभाषितावलि
Transliteration:
kṣaṇaśaḥ kaṇaśaścaiva vidyāmarthaṃ ca sādhayet ।
kṣaṇatyāge kuto vidyā kaṇatyāge kuto dhanam ॥
- subhāṣitāvali
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Knowledge and wealth are procured with every moment and grain (respectively). (If) a moment is wasted, how can knowledge (be accrued); (if a) grain is wasted, how can wealth (be accumulated)?
Commentary:
There is no limit to knowledge. If one is willing to further his quest for knowledge, he has to work constantly towards achieving that goal. Every moment lost is equivalent to vidyā (knowledge) lost. The message is for a vidyārthī (one yearning for vidyā, literally) is: he has to strive continuously and have his focus set on learning more each day, each hour, each moment.
If one is willing to harvest more, then he has to value every grain that he has grown. He can't be negligent and scatter his harvest around. The advocacy here is not for becoming stingy, but to be mindful of the value of the grain as well as the hard work that went into growing it. Only then can one be prosperous!
Just as every drop of water adds to make the mighty ocean, every moment of learning adds to one's knowledge. Every ounce of grain contributes to making one prosperous!
pada vigrahaH:
क्षणशः कणशः च एव विद्याम् अर्थं च साधयेत् ।
kṣaṇaśaḥ kaṇaśaḥ ca eva vidyām arthaṃ ca sādhayet ।
क्षण-त्यागे कुतः विद्या कण-त्यागे कुतः धनम् ॥
kṣaṇa-tyāge kutaḥ vidyā kaṇa-tyāge kutaḥ dhanam ॥
If one is willing to harvest more, then he has to value every grain that he has grown. He can't be negligent and scatter his harvest around. The advocacy here is not for becoming stingy, but to be mindful of the value of the grain as well as the hard work that went into growing it. Only then can one be prosperous!
Just as every drop of water adds to make the mighty ocean, every moment of learning adds to one's knowledge. Every ounce of grain contributes to making one prosperous!
pada vigrahaH:
क्षणशः कणशः च एव विद्याम् अर्थं च साधयेत् ।
kṣaṇaśaḥ kaṇaśaḥ ca eva vidyām arthaṃ ca sādhayet ।
क्षण-त्यागे कुतः विद्या कण-त्यागे कुतः धनम् ॥
kṣaṇa-tyāge kutaḥ vidyā kaṇa-tyāge kutaḥ dhanam ॥
kShaNashaH kaNashashchaiva vidyaamarthaM cha saadhayet
kShaNatyaage kuto vidyaa kaNatyaage kuto dhanam
- subhaaShitaavali
kShaNashaH kaNashaH cha eva vidyaam arthaM cha saadhayet ।
kShaNa tyaage kutaH vidyaa kaNa tyaage kutaH dhanam ॥
Can you please tell me the text where this shloka is taken from?
ReplyDeleteसुभाषितावलि
DeleteSource references have been given right below the verses, wherever known. Hope that helps.