Kamadhenu Guna Vidya (Knowledge, the Wish-Fulfilling Cow) — Complete Lyrics
कामधेनुगुणा विद्या
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
कामधेनुगुणा विद्या ह्यकाले फलदायिनी।
प्रवासे मातृसदृशी विद्या गुप्तं धनं स्मृतम्॥
kāmadhenu-guṇā vidyā hy akāle phala-dāyinī।
pravāse mātṛ-sadṛśī vidyā guptaṁ dhanaṁ smṛtam॥
Knowledge is like the divine wish-fulfilling cow (Kamadhenu), for it bears fruit even in adverse, out-of-season times; in a foreign land it is like a mother, and it is regarded as a hidden, inexhaustible treasure. Chanakya extols learning as the most reliable of all riches — nourishing, protective and ever-yielding, even when all else fails.
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