subhashitawisdomnitichanakya

ක්ෂණශඃ කණශශ්චෛව

क्षणशः कणशश्चैव in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning, or at the start of study, work or any saving endeavour·📜 Chanakya-niti (Subhashita)

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Origin & Story

Chanakya-niti (Subhashita) · Chanakya (Kautilya / Vishnugupta) · Ancient India (c. 4th century BCE; niti compilations later)

The Chanakya-niti is a celebrated collection of practical maxims on ethics, governance and worldly success attributed to the great statesman and teacher Chanakya, architect of the Mauryan empire. Among its many counsels on diligence, this verse urges the steady acquisition of learning and wealth in the smallest units of time and quantity, warning that whatever small portion is wasted is lost forever.

✦ As told in scripture

Generations of students and householders have taken this verse to heart, finding that those who refuse to waste even small moments and small sums quietly accumulate vast learning and lasting prosperity over a lifetime, exactly as Chanakya promised.

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The Mantra

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ක්ෂණශඃ කණශශ්චෛව විද්යාමර්ථං ච සාධයේත්. ක්ෂණේ නෂ්ටේ කුතෝ විද්යා කණේ නෂ්ටේ කුතෝ ධනම්..

kṣaṇaśaḥ kaṇaśaś caiva vidyām arthaṁ ca sādhayet। kṣaṇe naṣṭe kuto vidyā kaṇe naṣṭe kuto dhanam॥

Meaning:विद्या को क्षण-क्षण और धन को कण-कण करके अर्जित करना चाहिए; क्योंकि यदि क्षण व्यर्थ गया तो विद्या कहाँ से, और यदि कण व्यर्थ गया तो धन कहाँ से? यह श्लोक सिखाता है कि विद्या और समृद्धि दोनों ही समय के प्रत्येक छोटे अंश और प्रत्येक छोटी प्राप्ति को महत्त्व देकर ही बनती हैं।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ක්ෂණශඃ🔊kṣaṇaśaḥmoment by moment, instant by instant

කණශඃ🔊kaṇaśaḥparticle by particle, bit by bit

ච ඒව🔊ca evaand indeed, also

විද්යාම්🔊vidyāmknowledge, learning

අර්ථම්🔊arthamwealth, money, riches

ච සාධයේත්🔊ca sādhayetand one should acquire, should accomplish

ක්ෂණේ නෂ්ටේ🔊kṣaṇe naṣṭewhen a moment is wasted (lost)

කුතඃ විද්යා🔊kuto vidyāhow (from where) can there be knowledge?

කණේ නෂ්ටේ🔊kaṇe naṣṭewhen a particle (small sum) is wasted

කුතඃ ධනම්🔊kuto dhanamhow (from where) can there be wealth?

Benefits of Chanting क्षणशः कणशश्चैव

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Teaches the value of every moment in acquiring knowledge

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Instils thrift and care in the building of wealth, bit by bit

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Warns against wasting time and small resources

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Encourages steady, disciplined effort toward learning and prosperity

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A practical guide for students, savers and achievers of every kind

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A short, memorable verse for daily reflection on diligence

How to Chant क्षणशः कणशश्चैव

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Best TimeMorning, or at the start of study, work or any saving endeavour

Recite the verse at the beginning of the day, reflecting on how knowledge grows moment by moment and wealth particle by particle. Let it inspire you to use each small unit of time and resource well, knowing that wasted moments and wasted bits never return as learning or riches. It is often quoted to students and young earners as a lesson in disciplined diligence.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete क्षणशः कणशश्चैव 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 is a well-known niti-shloka attributed to the Chanakya-niti tradition of Acharya Chanakya (Kautilya), and it is widely quoted in the Subhashita literature on diligence and the wise use of time and resources.

That knowledge should be gathered moment by moment and wealth particle by particle. Wasting a moment costs one the knowledge it could have brought, and wasting a small sum costs one the wealth it could have grown into — so nothing small should be squandered.

It is a timeless lesson in time-management and saving: use even small spans of time to learn, and even small amounts to build wealth. Great accomplishments are the sum of many well-used small moments and gains.