Paropadeshe Panditeyam — Complete Lyrics
परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यं सर्वेषां सुकरं नृणाम्।
धर्मे स्वीयमनुष्ठानं कस्यचित्तु महात्मनः॥
paropadeśe pāṇḍityaṁ sarveṣāṁ sukaraṁ nṛṇām।
dharme svīyam anuṣṭhānaṁ kasyacit tu mahātmanaḥ॥
Displaying cleverness in advising others is easy for everyone; but to actually practise righteousness oneself belongs only to some rare, great soul. With gentle irony the verse exposes the gap between preaching virtue and living it, reminding us that wisdom shown in words is common, while wisdom lived in deeds is rare.
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