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Sahasa Vidadhita Na Kriyam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning reflection, or before making any important decision·📜 Hitopadesha (Subhashita)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Hitopadesha (Subhashita) · Narayana Pandita (compiler of the Hitopadesha) · Classical Sanskrit literature (c. 9th–12th century CE)

The Hitopadesha is a collection of instructive animal fables in prose interspersed with verse, composed to teach princes wisdom and statecraft through delightful stories. This verse appears among its niti-shlokas, cautioning against impulsive action and exalting the prudent person whom prosperity itself comes to embrace.

✦ As told in scripture

Sanskrit teachers and counsellors of kings have long quoted this verse to temper impulsive decisions; it is said that many a ruler was saved from ruin by pausing to recall 'sahasā vidadhīta na kriyām' before committing to a rash course of action.

The Mantra

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𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑍀𑌤 𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌲𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌃॥

sahasā vidadhīta na kriyām avivekaḥ paramāpadāṁ padam। vṛṇute hi vimṛśyakāriṇaṁ guṇalubdhāḥ svayam eva sampadaḥ॥

Meaning:One should never act rashly; indiscretion is the very seat of the greatest calamities. Prosperities, ever enamoured of merit, of their own accord choose the one who acts only after careful deliberation. The verse counsels that fortune comes naturally to the thoughtful, while reckless haste invites ruin.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾🔊sahasārashly, hastily, without thought
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑍀𑌤 𑌨🔊vidadhīta naone should not do, should not undertake
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊kriyāman action, a deed, an undertaking
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌃🔊avivekaḥlack of discernment, thoughtlessness, indiscretion
𑌪𑌰𑌮-𑌆𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊parama-āpadāmof the greatest calamities, of supreme misfortunes
𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊padamthe abode, the seat, the ground (source)
𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌿🔊vṛṇute hiindeed chooses, indeed seeks out
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍🔊vimṛśyakāriṇamone who acts after due deliberation, the prudent doer
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌲𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃🔊guṇalubdhāḥeager for (attracted to) merit and good qualities
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌏𑌵🔊svayam evaof their own accord, by themselves
𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌃🔊sampadaḥprosperities, riches, good fortunes

Benefits of Chanting Sahasa Vidadhita Na Kriyam

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Instills the wisdom of deliberation before any important action

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Warns that haste and indiscretion are the root of grave misfortune

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Encourages patience and clear judgement in decision-making

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Reassures that prosperity naturally follows the thoughtful and virtuous

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A practical guide for leaders, students and anyone facing major choices

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A short, memorable verse for daily reflection on prudence

How to Chant Sahasa Vidadhita Na Kriyam

Repetitions3times
Best TimeMorning reflection, or before making any important decision

Recite the verse calmly when facing a significant choice, letting the opening words 'sahasā vidadhīta na kriyām' settle the mind before acting. Reflect on how careful deliberation, not impulsive haste, attracts both success and lasting fortune. It is traditionally quoted to advise rulers, merchants and students to weigh their actions before undertaking them.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sahasa Vidadhita Na Kriyam written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It is a celebrated niti-shloka (subhashita) from the Hitopadesha, the classical Sanskrit collection of moral fables compiled by Narayana Pandita, and it is widely quoted in the broader Subhashita tradition on prudence.
That one should never act in haste, because thoughtlessness is the seat of the greatest calamities. Good fortune, drawn to merit, of its own accord chooses the person who acts only after careful deliberation.
It means 'one who acts after due deliberation' — a person who reflects and weighs the consequences before undertaking any action. The verse promises that prosperity itself seeks out such a prudent person.

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