na choraharyam na cha rajyaharyam
Knowledge is our greatest treasure
na choraharyam na cha rajyaharyam na bhratribhajyam na cha bharakari |
vyaye krite vardhata eva nityam vidya dhanam sarvadhanapradhanam ||
न चोरहार्यं न च राज्यहार्यं न भ्रातृभाज्यं न च भारकारी |
व्यये कृते वर्धत एव नित्यं विद्या धनं सर्वधनाप्रधानम् ||
It can’t be stolen by a thief
Nor plundered by a king or chief.
It can’t be divvied up by brothers
Or be burdensome for you and others.
The more we share, the more its measure.
Our knowledge is our greatest treasure.
Related subhashitas
pustakastha tu ya vidya
With knowledge that's in books and verses
pustakastha tu ya vidya parahasta gatam dhanam |
karyakale samutpanne na sa vidya na taddhanam ||
पुस्तकस्था तु या विद्या परहस्त गतं धनं |
कार्यकाले समुत्पन्ने न सा विद्या न तद्धनम् ||
With knowledge that’s in books and verses
And money that’s in others’ purses,
In times of need, when times are funny,
You’ve zero knowledge, zero money.
annadanam param danam
The gift of knowledge
annadanam param danam vidya danam atah param |
annena kshanika triptih yavajjivam cha vidyayo ||
अन्नदानं परं दानं विद्या दानं अतः परम् |
अन्नेन क्षणिका तृप्तिः यावज्जीवं च विद्ययो ||
A gift of food is good for the getter.
A gift of knowledge, even better.
Delight in eating's rather fleeting
But knowledge lasts while the heart is beating.