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वज्रादपि कठोराणि

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× जप·🕐 Morning reflection, or while contemplating strength of character and compassion·📜 Subhashita

अन्य नाम / खोज: vajradapi kathorani · vajradapi kathorani mridooni kusumadapi · harder than diamond softer than flower shloka · lokottaranam chetamsi · bhavabhuti shloka on great souls

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अर्थ

भवभूति के नाटक उत्तररामचरित का यह प्रसिद्ध श्लोक सच्चे महापुरुषों के विरोधाभासी स्वभाव को व्यक्त करता है। उनके हृदय एक साथ वज्र से भी कठोर — विपत्ति और कष्ट में अविचल — और पुष्प से भी कोमल — असीम करुणा और स्नेह से भरे — होते हैं। यह श्लोक विस्मय से पूछता है कि ऐसे लोकोत्तर पुरुषों को भला कौन पूर्णतः समझ सकता है, और इस प्रकार यह उदात्त चरित्र के प्रति एक शाश्वत श्रद्धांजलि बन जाता है।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

Subhashita · Bhavabhuti (from the Uttara Ramacharita) · Classical Sanskrit literature (c. 8th century CE)

Bhavabhuti, one of Sanskrit literature's greatest dramatists, composed the Uttara Ramacharita, dramatising the later life of Rama. This verse from the play has long outlived its original context to become a beloved subhashita, marvelling at the paradoxical hearts of great souls — firmer than a diamond before hardship, yet softer than a flower in their love and compassion.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

Lovers of Sanskrit have quoted this verse for centuries to describe heroes, saints and noble hearts in whom strength and gentleness meet. It is said that to recognise this union in another is itself a sign of nobility, for only a deep heart can perceive the depth of another.

मंत्र

किसी भी पंक्ति या ▶ बटन पर टैप कर सुनें

वज्रादपि कठोराणि मृदूनि कुसुमादपि। लोकोत्तराणां चेतांसि को नु विज्ञातुमर्हति॥

vajrād api kaṭhorāṇi mṛdūni kusumād api। lokottarāṇāṁ cetāṁsi ko nu vijñātum arhati॥

अर्थ:वज्र से भी कठोर, फिर भी पुष्प से भी कोमल — महान एवं लोकोत्तर पुरुषों के हृदय को भला कौन पूर्णतः समझ सकता है? यह श्लोक इस विस्मय को व्यक्त करता है कि श्रेष्ठतम आत्माएँ विपत्ति में अटूट रूप से दृढ़ और करुणा में अत्यन्त कोमल — दोनों एक साथ होती हैं, जो साधारण समझ से परे एक विरोधाभास है।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

वज्रात् अपि🔊vajrād apieven than a thunderbolt / diamond (vajra)
कठोराणि🔊kaṭhorāṇiharder, firmer, more unyielding
मृदूनि🔊mṛdūnisofter, tenderer, more delicate
कुसुमात् अपि🔊kusumād apieven than a flower
लोकोत्तराणाम्🔊lokottarāṇāmof the extraordinary ones, of those who transcend the world (great souls)
चेतांसि🔊cetāṁsithe hearts, the minds
कः नु🔊kaḥ nuwho indeed, who at all
विज्ञातुम्🔊vijñātumto understand, to fully comprehend
अर्हति🔊arhatiis able, is fit, deserves (to be able)

वज्रादपि कठोराणि पाठ के लाभ

Celebrates the rare union of unshakeable strength and gentle compassion

Inspires firmness in adversity together with tenderness toward others

Offers a profound ideal of noble, well-rounded character

A beautiful reflection on the mystery and depth of great souls

Encourages cultivating both resilience and kindness in oneself

A short, memorable verse cherished in classical Sanskrit literature

वज्रादपि कठोराणि जप विधि

जप संख्या3बार
उत्तम समयMorning reflection, or while contemplating strength of character and compassion

Recite the verse slowly, holding together its two images — harder than diamond, softer than a flower. Reflect on how true greatness blends unbreakable resolve with deep tenderness, and aspire to embody both. It is widely quoted in appreciation of noble character and in the study of Bhavabhuti's classical drama.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

It is a famous verse from the Sanskrit drama Uttara Ramacharita by the great poet-dramatist Bhavabhuti. It is widely quoted as a description of the paradoxical nature of noble, extraordinary souls.
That the hearts of great souls are simultaneously harder than a diamond — utterly firm in adversity — and softer than a flower in their compassion. This rare combination of strength and tenderness is so extraordinary that no ordinary person can fully comprehend it.
Lokottara means 'beyond the world' — extraordinary, transcendent, out of the ordinary. It describes great souls whose character rises far above common human nature, blending firmness and gentleness in a way that astonishes everyone.

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