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दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यः

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× जप·🕐 Morning reflection, or while contemplating one's friendships and associations·📜 Bhartrhari Niti Shataka

अन्य नाम / खोज: durjanah parihartavyah · durjanah parihartavyo vidyayalankrito api san · jewelled serpent shloka · mani na bhushitah sarpah · bhartrhari shloka on bad company

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अर्थ

भर्तृहरि के नीतिशतक का यह तीक्ष्ण श्लोक चेतावनी देता है कि केवल विद्वान होने के कारण किसी दुर्जन की संगति नहीं करनी चाहिए। जैसे मणि धारण करने से सर्प कम घातक नहीं हो जाता, वैसे ही दुष्ट स्वभाव वाला व्यक्ति कितना भी परिष्कृत ज्ञान वाला क्यों न हो, भयंकर ही रहता है। यह श्लोक संगति के चुनाव में विवेक सिखाता है और सच्चरित्र को केवल विद्या या बाह्य चमक से कहीं ऊपर रखता है।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

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

The Niti Shataka is the first of Bhartrhari's three celebrated centuries of verse, gathering a hundred epigrams on conduct, wisdom and the ways of the world. Among its many verses on character and discernment, this shloka uses the unforgettable image of a jewel-adorned serpent to warn that an evil-natured person, however learned, must be shunned — for knowledge cannot make a wicked heart safe.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

Teachers of niti recall this verse whenever brilliance is mistaken for goodness, reminding students that the most dangerous people are often the most accomplished. It is said that one who heeds this warning is spared much sorrow, for they judge a companion by character rather than by cleverness alone.

मंत्र

किसी भी पंक्ति या ▶ बटन पर टैप कर सुनें

दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययालङ्कृतोऽपि सन्। मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किमसौ भयङ्करः॥

durjanaḥ parihartavyo vidyayālaṅkṛto'pi san। maṇinā bhūṣitaḥ sarpaḥ kim asau na bhayaṅkaraḥ॥

अर्थ:दुर्जन को त्याग देना चाहिए, भले ही वह विद्या से अलंकृत क्यों न हो। जैसे मणि से सुशोभित सर्प — क्या वह कम भयंकर हो जाता है? यह श्लोक चेतावनी देता है कि केवल विद्या किसी व्यक्ति को संगति योग्य नहीं बना देती; दुष्ट स्वभाव कितना भी विद्वान क्यों न दिखे, भयंकर ही रहता है।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

दुर्जनः🔊durjanaḥa wicked person, an evil-natured man
परिहर्तव्यः🔊parihartavyaḥshould be avoided, must be shunned
विद्यया🔊vidyayāwith learning, with knowledge
अलङ्कृतः🔊alaṅkṛtaḥadorned, decorated
अपि सन्🔊api saneven though being (so)
मणिना🔊maṇināwith a jewel, with a gem
भूषितः🔊bhūṣitaḥadorned, decorated (on its hood)
सर्पः🔊sarpaḥa serpent, a snake
किम् असौ🔊kim asauis it (that one)...?
न भयङ्करः🔊na bhayaṅkaraḥnot frightening, not dangerous

दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यः पाठ के लाभ

Teaches discernment in choosing one's company and friends

Warns that learning without good character can still be dangerous

Places virtue and integrity above mere knowledge or cleverness

Offers a vivid, unforgettable image — a jewelled yet deadly serpent

Encourages caution against charming but ill-natured people

A short, memorable verse for reflection on character and good company

दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यः जप विधि

जप संख्या3बार
उत्तम समयMorning reflection, or while contemplating one's friendships and associations

Recite the verse slowly, holding the striking image of a serpent crowned with a jewel yet no less deadly. Reflect on how true safety lies in good character, not in brilliance alone, and let it sharpen your discernment in choosing the company you keep. It is often quoted in teachings on niti (practical wisdom) and the importance of good association (satsanga).

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

It is a celebrated subhashita from the Niti Shataka of Bhartrhari, his classical century of verses on ethics and worldly wisdom. It is one of the most quoted shlokas on discernment and the choice of good company.
That a wicked person should be avoided even if he is learned, because knowledge does not tame an evil nature. The image of a jewelled serpent shows that outward adornment or brilliance does not lessen the danger of a bad character.
No — Bhartrhari greatly praises learning elsewhere. The point here is that learning must be joined to good character. Knowledge in the hands of a wicked person is like a jewel on a serpent: impressive, but not to be trusted or kept close.

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