Kshanashah Kanashashchaiva — Complete Lyrics
क्षणशः कणशश्चैव
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
क्षणशः कणशश्चैव विद्यामर्थं च साधयेत्।
क्षणे नष्टे कुतो विद्या कणे नष्टे कुतो धनम्॥
kṣaṇaśaḥ kaṇaśaś caiva vidyām arthaṁ ca sādhayet।
kṣaṇe naṣṭe kuto vidyā kaṇe naṣṭe kuto dhanam॥
One should acquire knowledge moment by moment and wealth particle by particle; for if a moment is wasted, how can there be knowledge, and if a particle is wasted, how can there be wealth? The verse teaches that both learning and prosperity are built up by valuing every small unit of time and every small gain.
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