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विद्या ददाति विनयम्

विद्या ददाति विनयं
विनयाद् याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद् धनमाप्नोति
धनाद् धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥

Transliteration

vidyā dadāti vinayaṃ
vinayād yāti pātratām |
pātratvād dhanam āpnoti
dhanād dharmaṃ tataḥ sukham ||

Word-by-word meaning

• विद्या (vidyā) = knowledge
• ददाति (dadāti) = gives
• विनयम् (vinayam) = humility
• विनयाद् (vinayād) = from humility
• याति (yāti) = one attains/goes to
• पात्रताम् (pātratām) = worthiness
• पात्रत्वाद् (pātratvād) = from worthiness
• धनम् (dhanam) = wealth
• आप्नोति (āpnoti) = obtains
• धनाद् (dhanād) = from wealth
• धर्मम् (dharmam) = righteousness/dharma
• ततः (tataḥ) = then/from that
• सुखम् (sukham) = happiness

Meaning

Knowledge gives humility.
Humility leads to worthiness.
Worthiness brings wealth.
Rightly acquired wealth enables righteous living, which leads to happiness.

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