Sacred Shlok · मूल पाठ और अर्थ
anyacchreyo nyadutaiva
From Katha Upanishad · Chapter 1 · Verse 1
अन्यच्छ्रेयोऽन्यदुतैव प्रेय-
स्ते उभे नानार्थे पुरुषँ सिनीतः ।
तयोः श्रेय आददानस्य साधु
भवति हीयतेऽर्थाद्य उ प्रेयो वृणीते ॥ १॥
Transliteration
anyacchreyo’nyadutaiva preya- ste ubhe nānārthe puruṣam̐ sinītaḥ | tayoḥ śreya ādadānasya sādhu bhavati hīyate’rthādya u preyo vṛṇīte ||1||
अर्थ और Meaning
English meaning
Yama said: The good is one thing; the pleasant, another. Both of these, serving different needs, bind a man. It goes well with him who, of the two, takes the good; but he who chooses the pleasant misses the end.
Source: Narad One /api/shlok/single
Source, provenance & related context
- Canonical reference
- Chapter 1 · Verse 1
- Verification
- legacy import · medium confidence
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