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अक्रोधेन जयेत्क्रोधम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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

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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අක්රෝධේන ජයේත්ක්රෝධමසාධුං සාධුනා ජයේත්. ජයේත්කදර්යං දානේන ජයේත්සත්යේන චානෘතම්..

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

Meaning:क्रोध को अक्रोध (शान्ति) से जीतना चाहिए, दुष्ट को सज्जनता से, कंजूस को दान से, और असत्य को सत्य से जीतना चाहिए। यह प्रसिद्ध सूक्ति सिखाती है कि प्रत्येक दोष को उसी के समान भाव से नहीं, अपितु उसके विपरीत गुण से ही जीता जाता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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අක්රෝධේන🔊akrodhenaby absence of anger, by calmness, by non-anger
ජයේත්🔊jayetone should conquer, one should overcome
ක්රෝධම්🔊krodhamanger, wrath
අසාධුම්🔊asādhumthe wicked person, the bad one
සාධුනා🔊sādhunāby goodness, by virtuous conduct
ජයේත්🔊jayetone should conquer, win over
කදර්යම්🔊kadaryamthe miser, the stingy person
දානේන🔊dānenaby giving, by generosity, by charity
සත්යේන🔊satyenaby truth, by truthfulness
ච🔊caand
අනෘතම්🔊anṛtamfalsehood, 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

Repetitions3times
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 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 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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