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गुणैरुत्तमतां याति in Odia · ଓଡ଼ିଆ
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Chanakya Niti · Chanakya (Vishnugupta / Kautilya) · Ancient India (c. 4th–3rd century BCE)
Chanakya, who served kings yet prized merit above rank, often punctured the vanity of high office. In this verse he insists that virtues alone confer greatness, and ridicules empty pride with an unforgettable picture — a crow on a palace turret that is still a crow and no Garuda — teaching that true elevation is of character, not of seat.
✦ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରରେ କୁହାଯାଇଥିବା ପରି
Courtiers have repeated this verse for ages to remind the powerful that thrones do not make the noble, for as the crow on the palace dome remains a crow, so the unworthy in high office remain unworthy, while the truly virtuous shine wherever they stand.
ମନ୍ତ୍ର
ଯେକୌଣସି ଧାଡ଼ି କିମ୍ବା ▶ ବଟନ୍ ଛୁଇଁ ଶୁଣନ୍ତୁ
ଗୁଣୈରୁତ୍ତମତାଂ ଯାତି ନୋଚ୍ଚୈରାସନସଂସ୍ଥିତଃ। ପ୍ରାସାଦଶିଖରସ୍ଥୋଽପି କାକଃ କିଂ ଗରୁଡାଯତେ॥
guṇair uttamatāṁ yāti noccair āsana-saṁsthitaḥ। prāsāda-śikhara-stho 'pi kākaḥ kiṁ garuḍāyate॥
ଅର୍ଥ:मनुष्य अपने गुणों से श्रेष्ठता को प्राप्त करता है, केवल ऊँचे आसन पर बैठ जाने से नहीं। भले ही वह राजमहल की चोटी पर जा बैठे, क्या कौआ इससे गरुड़ बन जाता है? चाणक्य सिखाते हैं कि पद और ऊँचे आसन सच्चा मूल्य नहीं देते — वह तो केवल मनुष्य के गुण एवं चरित्र से ही प्राप्त होता है।
ଶବ୍ଦ-ଶବ୍ଦ ଅର୍ଥ
ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଯେକୌଣସି ଶବ୍ଦରେ କ୍ଲିକ୍ କରନ୍ତୁ
गुणैरुत्तमतां याति ପାଠର ଲାଭ
Teaches that true worth comes from virtue, not from position
Curbs pride and arrogance based on rank or title
Inspires the cultivation of good qualities and character
Uses a vivid, memorable image (crow and Garuda) to make its point
Encourages judging people by merit rather than status
A concise, witty verse for reflection on humility and excellence
गुणैरुत्तमतां याति ପାଠ ବିଧି
Recite the verse slowly and picture the crow on the palace roof that is still no Garuda. Reflect that a high seat adds nothing to one's true worth, which comes from virtue alone. It is traditionally studied among Chanakya's teachings on character and merit.
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