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त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning reflection, or when weighing personal interest against a larger good·📜 Chanakya Niti

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Origin & Story

Chanakya Niti · Chanakya (Vishnugupta / Kautilya) · Ancient India (c. 4th–3rd century BCE)

Chanakya, the architect of the Mauryan empire, taught that wise action requires weighing the greater good against the lesser. This verse, among his most quoted, builds a ladder from the individual up to the whole world and crowns it with the Self, reflecting both his statecraft — where the welfare of the nation outranks lesser units — and the deeper spiritual teaching that the Self is the highest value of all.

✦ As told in scripture

Sages cite this verse to explain the conduct of those who gave up everything for a higher calling: the one who truly understands its ladder will neither cling to a small gain at the cost of a great one, nor lose the Self for the sake of the world.

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The Mantra

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𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌦𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍। 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌪𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍॥

tyajed ekaṁ kulasyārthe grāmasyārthe kulaṁ tyajet। grāmaṁ janapadasyārthe ātmārthe pṛthivīṁ tyajet॥

Meaning:कुल (परिवार) के हित के लिए एक व्यक्ति का त्याग करें; गाँव के हित के लिए कुल का त्याग करें; जनपद (देश) के हित के लिए गाँव का त्याग करें; और आत्म (अपने वास्तविक कल्याण) के लिए सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वी का त्याग करें। चाणक्य मूल्यों की एक आरोही सीढ़ी प्रस्तुत करते हैं, जिसमें प्रत्येक बड़ा हित छोटे से ऊपर है, और इसकी पराकाष्ठा आत्म एवं अन्तिम आध्यात्मिक कल्याण के सर्वोच्च मूल्य में होती है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊tyajetone should give up, abandon, sacrifice

𑌏𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊ekamone (individual person)

𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇🔊kulasya arthefor the sake of the family / lineage

𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇🔊grāmasya arthefor the sake of the village

𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊kulamthe family, the household

𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍🔊grāmamthe village

𑌜𑌨𑌪𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇🔊janapadasya arthefor the sake of the country / the wider region or nation

𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇🔊ātma arthefor the sake of the self (the soul / one's true good)

𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊pṛthivīmthe earth, the whole world

𑌤𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍 (𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍)🔊pṛthivīṁ tyajetone should give up (even) the whole earth

Benefits of Chanting त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे

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Teaches discernment between the lesser and the greater good

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Inspires selflessness and willingness to serve the larger community

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Clarifies a wise hierarchy of duties — family, society, nation, Self

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Crowns all worldly values with the supreme worth of spiritual welfare

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A guiding principle for leaders weighing the welfare of the many

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A concise, memorable verse for reflection on sacrifice and priorities

How to Chant त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे

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Best TimeMorning reflection, or when weighing personal interest against a larger good

Recite the verse slowly, following its rising ladder: the one for the family, the family for the village, the village for the nation, and the whole world for the Self. Reflect on how to weigh competing goods and where one's ultimate welfare truly lies. It is traditionally studied among Chanakya's teachings on duty and sacrifice.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे written in the Grantha 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 famous niti verse preserved in the Chanakya Niti tradition (and echoed in other classical works), attributed to Chanakya (Kautilya / Vishnugupta), the ancient teacher of ethics and statecraft.

Each larger circle of welfare outweighs the smaller: an individual may be given up for the family, the family for the village, the village for the country, and finally the entire world for the sake of the Self — one's true and ultimate spiritual good.

Because in Indian thought the realization and welfare of the atman (the Self) is the highest aim of life. All external goods, however large, are means; the liberation and integrity of the Self is the final end, for whose sake even the world may be renounced.