Na Chora-haryam (Vidya-dhanam Sarva-dhana-pradhanam) — Complete Lyrics
न चोरहार्यं न च राजहार्यम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
न चोरहार्यं न च राजहार्यं न भ्रातृभाज्यं न च भारकारि।
व्यये कृते वर्धत एव नित्यं विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम्॥
na cora-hāryaṁ na ca rāja-hāryaṁ na bhrātṛ-bhājyaṁ na ca bhāra-kāri।
vyaye kṛte vardhata eva nityaṁ vidyā-dhanaṁ sarva-dhana-pradhānam॥
It cannot be stolen by thieves, nor seized by the king, nor divided among brothers, nor is it a burden to carry; and when spent it only ever increases — the wealth of knowledge is the foremost of all wealth. Unlike material riches, learning grows the more it is shared and can never be taken away.
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