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Vipadi Dhairyam Athabhyudaye Kshama in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning, before facing the day's challenges, or in times of difficulty or success·📜 Niti Shataka of Bhartrhari (Subhashita)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Niti Shataka of Bhartrhari (Subhashita) · Bhartrhari · Classical Sanskrit literature (c. 5th century CE)

Bhartrhari's Niti Shataka devotes many verses to the sat-purusha, the truly good and great person. This verse offers a concise portrait of nobility through six contexts of life — danger, success, debate, war, fame and study — and concludes that in the great-souled these virtues are inborn. It has long been cherished as a standard by which character may be measured.

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Across centuries this verse has served warriors, kings and scholars alike as a touchstone of character, and it is often said that to hold these six virtues steadily in mind is to slowly become the very mahatma the verse describes.

The Mantra

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විපදි ධෛර්යමථාභ්යුදයේ ක්ෂමා සදසි වාක්පටුතා යුධි වික්රමඃ. යශසි චාභිරුචිර්ව්යසනං ශ්රුතෞ ප්රකෘතිසිද්ධමිදං හි මහාත්මනාම්..

vipadi dhairyam athābhyudaye kṣamā sadasi vāk-paṭutā yudhi vikramaḥ। yaśasi cābhirucir vyasanaṁ śrutau prakṛti-siddham idaṁ hi mahātmanām॥

Meaning:Fortitude in adversity, forgiveness in prosperity, eloquence in the assembly, valour in battle, a love of honour, and a passion for learning — these are inborn in the great-souled. Bhartrhari lists the six natural virtues of a noble person, declaring that in truly great people such qualities are not cultivated by effort but flow from their very nature.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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විපදි🔊vipadiin adversity, in calamity
ධෛර්යම්🔊dhairyamfortitude, steadfast courage
අථ🔊athaand, moreover
අභ්යුදයේ🔊abhyudayein prosperity, in times of rise/success
ක්ෂමා🔊kṣamāforgiveness, forbearance
සදසි🔊sadasiin an assembly, in a learned gathering
වාක්පටුතා🔊vāk-paṭutāeloquence, skill in speech
යුධි🔊yudhiin battle, in war
වික්රමඃ🔊vikramaḥvalour, prowess
යශසි🔊yaśasiin fame, in reputation
අභිරුචිඃ🔊abhiruciḥlove, keen liking, delight
ව්යසනම්🔊vyasanamaddiction, passionate devotion (here: to learning)
ශ්රුතෞ🔊śrutauin scripture, in learning, in listening to wisdom
ප්රකෘතිසිද්ධම්🔊prakṛti-siddhamestablished by nature, innate, inborn
ඉදම් හි🔊idam hithis indeed (is)
මහාත්මනාම්🔊mahātmanāmof the great-souled, of noble persons

Benefits of Chanting Vipadi Dhairyam Athabhyudaye Kshama

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Provides a clear, memorable checklist of the virtues of a noble character

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Inspires steadfast courage during hardship and forgiveness during success

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Encourages eloquence, valour, love of honour and devotion to learning

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A powerful verse for self-cultivation and leadership development

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Teaches that great qualities should become second nature, not mere show

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Excellent for value education, daily reflection and ethical inspiration

How to Chant Vipadi Dhairyam Athabhyudaye Kshama

Repetitions3times
Best TimeMorning, before facing the day's challenges, or in times of difficulty or success

Recite the verse and pass through its six virtues one by one — fortitude, forgiveness, eloquence, valour, honour and learning — measuring yourself gently against each. Let it set an aspiration for the day. It is best used as a contemplative ideal of character, recited whenever you wish to steady your mind in adversity or temper your conduct in success.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Vipadi Dhairyam Athabhyudaye Kshama 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.
The verse lists six: dhairya (fortitude in adversity), kshama (forgiveness in prosperity), vak-patuta (eloquence in assembly), vikrama (valour in battle), abhiruchi for yasha (love of honour), and vyasana in shruti (devotion to learning). It says these are natural to great souls.
It is from the Niti Shataka of Bhartrhari, the great Sanskrit poet-philosopher, in his collection of a hundred verses on ethics and noble conduct.
It means 'these (qualities) are established by the very nature of the great-souled.' The line teaches that in truly noble people, these virtues are not forced or pretended but arise spontaneously from their inner character.

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