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शतेषु जायते शूरः

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× जप·🕐 During moral reflection, before acts of charity, or while teaching values to the young·📜 Sanskrit Subhashita (niti tradition; cited in Chanakya Niti literature)

अन्य नाम / खोज: shatesu jayate shurah · shatesu jayate shurah sahasreshu cha panditah · data bhavati va na va · rarity of virtues shloka · chanakya niti generosity verse

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अर्थ

'शतेषु जायते शूरः' एक प्रसिद्ध नीति-सुभाषित है जो मानवीय श्रेष्ठता को दुर्लभता से मापता है। यह बताता है कि सौ में एक शूर, हजार में एक विद्वान और दस हजार में एक श्रेष्ठ वक्ता मिलता है, जबकि सच्चा दाता इतना विरल है कि शायद मिले ही नहीं। यह श्लोक निःस्वार्थ दानशीलता को सर्वोच्च और सबसे दुर्लभ गुण के रूप में महिमामण्डित करता है।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

Sanskrit Subhashita (niti tradition; cited in Chanakya Niti literature) · Anonymous (traditional niti subhashita) · Classical Sanskrit literature

This verse belongs to the great body of niti-shlokas that distilled practical and moral wisdom for kings, ministers and ordinary people alike. By counting how rarely each kind of excellence appears, it makes a striking point about the supreme value of generosity, and it has long been quoted to praise those rare souls who give without expectation of return.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

Tradition holds that the rare true giver described in this verse earns merit beyond that of heroes and scholars, for while their fame fades, the blessings of the selfless giver are said to follow them across lifetimes.

मंत्र

किसी भी पंक्ति या ▶ बटन पर टैप कर सुनें

शतेषु जायते शूरः सहस्रेषु पण्डितः। वक्ता दशसहस्रेषु दाता भवति वा वा॥

śateṣu jāyate śūraḥ sahasreṣu ca paṇḍitaḥ। vaktā daśa-sahasreṣu dātā bhavati vā na vā॥

अर्थ:सौ मनुष्यों में एक शूर उत्पन्न होता है; हजार में एक पण्डित; दस हजार में एक श्रेष्ठ वक्ता — परन्तु सच्चा दाता हो भी सकता है और नहीं भी। यह श्लोक मानवीय गुणों को उनकी दुर्लभता के अनुसार क्रम देता है और सच्ची दानशीलता को सबसे ऊपर रखता है, जो इतनी विरल है कि असंख्य लोगों में भी उसके मिलने का भरोसा नहीं।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

शतेषु🔊śateṣuamong a hundred (people)
जायते🔊jāyateis born, arises
शूरः🔊śūraḥa brave man, a hero
सहस्रेषु🔊sahasreṣuamong a thousand
🔊caand
पण्डितः🔊paṇḍitaḥa learned, wise man
वक्ता🔊vaktāan eloquent speaker, orator
दशसहस्रेषु🔊daśa-sahasreṣuamong ten thousand
दाता🔊dātāa true giver, a generous benefactor
भवति🔊bhavatibecomes, exists
वा न वा🔊vā na vāor perhaps not (he may or may not exist)

शतेषु जायते शूरः पाठ के लाभ

Inspires the listener to cultivate generosity, the rarest of all virtues

Teaches a clear hierarchy of human excellence — courage, learning, eloquence and giving

Encourages humility by showing how uncommon true greatness is

A concise, memorable verse for reflection on character and values

Often quoted in praise of genuinely charitable and noble people

Reminds rulers and leaders that a generous heart outshines all other talents

शतेषु जायते शूरः जप विधि

जप संख्या3बार
उत्तम समयDuring moral reflection, before acts of charity, or while teaching values to the young

Recite the verse slowly, weighing each rank of virtue — hero, scholar, orator and giver. Reflect on where you stand and aspire toward the highest, selfless generosity that the verse celebrates. It is often shared to honour a charitable person or to inspire an act of giving.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

It means: 'Among a hundred a hero is born, among a thousand a scholar, among ten thousand a great orator — but a true giver may or may not exist.' It ranks virtues by how rarely they appear in people.
Because selfless generosity is the rarest virtue of all. Courage, learning and eloquence, though uncommon, can still be found in fixed proportions, but a person who gives truly and selflessly is so rare that the verse says he may not be found even among countless people.
It belongs to the classical Sanskrit niti (moral wisdom) tradition and is widely cited among the Subhashitas associated with Chanakya and the broader literature of practical ethics.

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