Aalasyam Hi Manushyanam Sharirastho Mahan Ripuh PDF

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.