Shatesu Jayate Shurah PDF
Full Shatesu Jayate Shurah lyrics — Sanskrit, transliteration and meaning. Save as PDF or print in one click.
शतेषु जायते शूरः सहस्रेषु च पण्डितः। वक्ता दशसहस्रेषु दाता भवति वा न वा॥
śateṣu jāyate śūraḥ sahasreṣu ca paṇḍitaḥ। vaktā daśa-sahasreṣu dātā bhavati vā na vā॥
Among a hundred men a hero is born; among a thousand, a scholar; among ten thousand, a great orator — but a true giver may or may not exist at all. The verse ranks human virtues by their rarity, placing genuine generosity highest of all, so uncommon that it cannot be counted on to appear even among multitudes.