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Akrodhena Jayet Krodham

अक्रोधेन जयेत्क्रोधम् in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning as a daily resolve, or whenever one feels provoked by anger, greed or untruth·📜 Subhashita (Sanskrit niti literature; quoted in the Garuda Purana and ethical anthologies)
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Akrodhena Jayet Krodham is a famous Subhashita on self-mastery, teaching that each fault is to be conquered by its opposing virtue. Anger is to be won over by calm, wickedness by goodness, miserliness by generosity, and falsehood by truth. The verse offers a complete ethic of responding to negativity with the higher quality rather than mirroring it.

Origin & Story

Subhashita (Sanskrit niti literature; quoted in the Garuda Purana and ethical anthologies) · Traditional (anonymous wisdom verse) · Classical Sanskrit literature

This verse belongs to the great body of Subhashitas — pithy, polished Sanskrit sayings that distil ethical wisdom into a single elegant couplet. It is frequently cited among teachings on self-conquest, expressing the timeless ideal that the surest victory over a fault is to meet it with its opposite virtue rather than to answer like with like.

✦ As told in scripture

Sages have long held that the one who masters this single verse masters himself — for one who can meet anger with calm and falsehood with truth has conquered the inner enemies that no army can subdue.

The Mantra

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akrodhena jayet krodham asādhuṁ sādhunā jayet। jayet kadaryaṁ dānena jayet satyena cānṛtam॥

Meaning:One should conquer anger by calmness, the wicked by goodness, the miser by giving, and falsehood by truth. This celebrated maxim teaches that every vice is best overcome not by its like but by its opposite virtue.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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akrodhena🔊by absence of anger, by calmness, by non-anger
jayet🔊one should conquer, one should overcome
krodham🔊anger, wrath
asādhum🔊the wicked person, the bad one
sādhunā🔊by goodness, by virtuous conduct
jayet🔊one should conquer, win over
kadaryam🔊the miser, the stingy person
dānena🔊by giving, by generosity, by charity
satyena🔊by truth, by truthfulness
ca🔊and
anṛtam🔊falsehood, untruth, lying

Benefits of Chanting अक्रोधेन जयेत्क्रोधम्

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Offers a clear, practical formula for overcoming the most common vices

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Cultivates calmness and emotional self-control in the face of anger

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Encourages responding to wickedness with goodness rather than retaliation

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Inspires generosity as the cure for greed and miserliness

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Reinforces truthfulness as the antidote to deceit and falsehood

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A concise daily reminder for character-building and inner discipline

How to Chant अक्रोधेन जयेत्क्रोधम्

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Best TimeMorning as a daily resolve, or whenever one feels provoked by anger, greed or untruth

Recite the verse calmly and let each line set an intention for the day — to meet anger with calm, ill-will with kindness, stinginess with giving, and falsehood with truth. When you notice one of these tendencies arising in yourself or others, silently recall the corresponding line and respond with its opposing virtue rather than reacting in kind.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete अक्रोधेन जयेत्क्रोधम् written in the English 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 means 'one should conquer anger by non-anger (calmness).' The full verse extends this principle: defeat the wicked by goodness, the miser by giving, and falsehood by truth — always overcoming a vice through its opposite virtue.
It is a well-known Subhashita (wise maxim) of the Sanskrit niti tradition, quoted in collections such as the Garuda Purana and other anthologies of ethical sayings. The same teaching of overcoming evil with good appears across Indian wisdom literature.
Whenever you face anger, ill-will, greed or deceit — in yourself or others — respond with the opposite quality: stay calm before anger, be kind before wickedness, give before greed, and speak truth before falsehood. This transforms conflict into growth.

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