Shloka Pronunciation · श्लोक उच्चारण
Read Vidyā Dadāti Vinayam in four parts and practise long vowels and pauses.
Read the shloka · Practise the syllables · Understand the meaning · Try a second shloka
Read the whole shloka
विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्।
पात्रत्वाद् धनमाप्नोति धनाद् धर्मं ततः सुखम्॥Vidyā dadāti vinayaṃ vinayād yāti pātratām.
Pātratvād dhanam āpnoti dhanād dharmaṃ tataḥ sukham.
Say it in four parts
Read one part at a time. In this slow practice, take a brief pause after each part and a fuller pause at । and ॥. Then read the whole verse from the text above.
- विद्या ददाति विनयम्
vid-yā · da-dā-ti · vi-na-yam - विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्
vi-na-yād · yā-ti · pā-tra-tām - पात्रत्वाद् धनम् आप्नोति
pā-tra-tvād · dha-nam · āp-no-ti - धनाद् धर्मं ततः सुखम्
dha-nād · dhar-maṃ · ta-taḥ · su-kham
Hold ā longer than short a. Compare da-dā-ti. In āp-no-ti, o is long too. In su-kham, say kh as one k sound with a puff of air.
‘ददाति’ में पहला ‘द’ छोटा है और ‘दा’ लम्बा है। शब्द अलग-अलग पढ़ते समय ‘विनयम्’ दिखाया गया है। पूरे श्लोक में अगले व्यञ्जन से पहले ‘विनयं’ पढ़ें।
Which syllable has long ā in ददाति?
The middle syllable, दा (dā).
What does it mean?
विद्या विनम्रता देती है। विनम्रता से योग्यता, योग्यता से धन, धन से अच्छे काम और उनसे सुख मिलता है।
Learning brings humility. Humility helps us become worthy. Worthiness brings wealth, which can support good deeds and lead to happiness.
What does the verse connect directly with learning?
विनयम्, humility. That is the object of ददाति, “gives”.
Second shloka · Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥- सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
sar-ve · bha-van-tu · su-khi-naḥ - सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः
sar-ve · san-tu · ni-rā-ma-yāḥ - सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु
sar-ve · bha-drā-ṇi · paś-yan-tu - मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत्
mā · kaś-cid · duḥ-kha-bhāg-bha-vet
Take a short practice pause between parts and a longer pause after each written line. Hold both ā vowels in nirāmayāḥ. The e in sarve is long. In sukhinaḥ, say kh as one aspirated consonant and let the final visarga sound lightly at the pause.
सब सुखी हों और सब निरोग रहें। सब शुभ देखें और किसी को दुःख न हो।
May everyone be happy and free from illness. May everyone see good things, and may no one suffer.
Which two syllables have long ā in निरामयाः?
रा and याः (rā and yāḥ).
Where do you take the first longer pause?
After निरामयाः, at the first ।.