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Udyoginam Purushasimham in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning, or before beginning a demanding task or new venture·📜 Panchatantra (Subhashita)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Panchatantra (Subhashita) · Vishnu Sharma (traditional author of the Panchatantra) · Classical Sanskrit literature (c. 3rd century BCE – 3rd century CE)

The Panchatantra is a renowned collection of interlinked animal fables composed to instruct young princes in worldly wisdom and right conduct. Among its many niti-verses, this shloka extols purushartha — manly effort — declaring that the goddess of fortune herself comes to the one who strives, and that sincere effort frees a person from all blame regardless of the outcome.

✦ As told in scripture

This verse has motivated countless seekers across the ages; teachers recount that students disheartened by failure regain their spirit on hearing 'yatne kṛte yadi na sidhyati ko'tra doṣaḥ' — when you have truly tried, no fault is yours — and rise to strive again with renewed courage.

The Mantra

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උද්යෝගිනං පුරුෂසිංහමුපෛති ලක්ෂ්මීර් දෛවේන දේයමිති කාපුරුෂා වදන්ති. දෛවං නිහත්ය කුරු පෞරුෂමාත්මශක්ත්යා යත්නේ කෘතේ යදි න සිධ්යති කෝ(අ)ත්ර දෝෂඃ..

udyoginaṁ puruṣasiṁham upaiti lakṣmīr daivena deyam iti kāpuruṣā vadanti। daivaṁ nihatya kuru pauruṣam ātmaśaktyā yatne kṛte yadi na sidhyati ko'tra doṣaḥ॥

Meaning:Fortune (Lakshmi) comes to the lion-hearted man who strives; it is only cowards who say 'destiny will provide.' Cast fate aside and exert your manly effort with all your own strength — and if, after you have truly tried, success still does not come, what fault is there in that? The verse is a ringing call to self-reliant action over passive dependence on luck.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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උද්යෝගිනම්🔊udyoginamthe industrious one, the diligent and enterprising person
පුරුෂසිංහම්🔊puruṣasiṁhamthe lion among men, the lion-hearted hero
උපෛති🔊upaitiapproaches, comes to, attends upon
ලක්ෂ්මීඃ🔊lakṣmīḥLakshmi, the goddess of fortune and prosperity
දෛවේන දේයම්🔊daivena deyamit is to be given by fate (destiny)
ඉති🔊itithus, so saying
කාපුරුෂාඃ🔊kāpuruṣāḥcowards, weak and base men
වදන්ති🔊vadantisay, declare
දෛවං නිහත්ය🔊daivaṁ nihatyasetting aside fate, casting destiny aside
කුරු පෞරුෂම්🔊kuru pauruṣammake manly effort, exert your valour
ආත්මශක්ත්යා🔊ātmaśaktyāwith your own strength, by your own power
යත්නේ කෘතේ🔊yatne kṛtewhen effort has been made
යදි න සිධ්යති🔊yadi na sidhyatiif it still does not succeed
කඃ අත්ර දෝෂඃ🔊ko'tra doṣaḥwhat fault is there in that? (no blame attaches)

Benefits of Chanting Udyoginam Purushasimham

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Inspires self-reliance and wholehearted effort over dependence on luck

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Motivates the diligent that fortune itself favours the enterprising

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Frees the mind from blame and regret once one has genuinely tried

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A powerful verse for students, entrepreneurs and anyone pursuing a goal

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Encourages courage and initiative ('purushartha') in facing challenges

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A short, memorable rallying call for daily motivation

How to Chant Udyoginam Purushasimham

Repetitions3times
Best TimeMorning, or before beginning a demanding task or new venture

Recite the verse with energy at the start of the day or before undertaking hard work, drawing strength from the line 'daivaṁ nihatya kuru pauruṣam ātmaśaktyā' — set fate aside and act with your own power. Reflect that fortune favours effort and that sincere striving leaves no room for regret. It is often quoted to encourage the young to be enterprising and self-reliant.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Udyoginam Purushasimham written in the Sinhala 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 famous niti-shloka from the Panchatantra, the classical Sanskrit collection of fables attributed to Vishnu Sharma, and it is among the most quoted subhashitas on the value of effort and self-reliance.
That fortune favours the diligent and lion-hearted, while only cowards leave everything to destiny. One should put forth full effort by one's own strength; and if success still does not come after sincere trying, no blame attaches to such a person.
It does not deny destiny but rejects passive dependence on it. It teaches that human effort (purushartha) must come first; leaving everything to fate without trying is the mark of the weak, while the strong act and let the result follow.

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