Aalasyam Hi Manushyanam Sharirastho Mahan Ripuh — Complete Lyrics
आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः।
नास्त्युद्यमसमो बन्धुः कृत्वा यं नावसीदति॥
ālasyaṁ hi manuṣyāṇāṁ śarīrastho mahān ripuḥ।
nāsty udyama-samo bandhuḥ kṛtvā yaṁ nāvasīdati॥
Laziness is verily the great enemy that dwells within the human body; there is no friend like diligent effort, for having practised it one never falls into ruin. This Chanakya-niti verse names sloth as the foe lurking inside us and hails sustained effort as the truest ally on the path to success.
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