Ayam Nijah Paro Veti (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam) PDF
Full Ayam Nijah Paro Veti (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam) lyrics — Sanskrit, transliteration and meaning. Save as PDF or print in one click.
अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम्। उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्॥
ayaṁ nijaḥ paro veti gaṇanā laghu-cetasām। udāra-caritānāṁ tu vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam॥
"This one is my own and that one is a stranger" — such calculation belongs to the small-minded; but for the noble-hearted, the whole world is one family. The verse contrasts the narrow reckoning of pettiness with the magnanimous vision that embraces all of humanity as kin.