Sanskrit Shlokas for Students

These Sanskrit shlokas describe education as an active discipline. A student listens with curiosity, reflects carefully, retains what is learned, seeks guidance, and advances through small but regular effort.

The verses are useful for students of any age because they do not reduce learning to marks or quick results. They connect knowledge with character, attention, discernment, humility, and the ability to put understanding into action.

Every shloka in this collection was shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X.

This selection moves from the habits of a good learner to the patience, judgment, and purposeful action through which knowledge becomes capability.

1

рдпрдерд╛ рдЦрд╛рддреНрд╡рд╛ рдЦрдирд┐рддреНрд░реЗрдг рднреВрддрд▓реЗ рд╡рд╛рд░рд┐ рд╡рд┐рдиреНрджрддрд┐ред рддрдерд╛ рдЧреБрд░реБрдЧрддрд╛рдВ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдВ рд╢реБрд╢реНрд░реВрд╖реБрд░рдзрд┐рдЧрдЪреНрдЫрддрд┐рее

yath─Б kh─Бtv─Б khanitreс╣Зa bh┼лtale v─Бri vindati ред tath─Б gurugat─Бс╣Г vidy─Бс╣Г ┼Ыu┼Ыr┼лс╣гuradhigacchati рее

Meaning

Just as one must dig deep into the earth with hard work and patience to obtain water, in the same way, knowledge can be gained only through devoted service to the Guru with faith, dedication, discipline, and sincerity.

2

рд╢реБрд╢реНрд░реВрд╖рд╛ рд╢реНрд░рд╡рдгрдВ рдЪреИрд╡ рдЧреНрд░рд╣рдгрдВ рдзрд╛рд░рдгрд╛рдВ рддрдерд╛ред рдКрд╣рд╛рдкреЛрд╣реЛрд╜рд░реНрдерд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдВ рддрддреНрддреНрд╡рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдВ рдЪ рдзреАрдЧреБрдгрд╛рдГрее

┼Ыu┼Ыr┼лс╣г─Б ┼Ыravaс╣Зaс╣Г caiva grahaс╣Зaс╣Г dh─Бraс╣З─Бс╣Г tath─Б ред ┼лh─БpohoтАЩrthavij├▒─Бnaс╣Г tattvaj├▒─Бnaс╣Г ca dh─лguс╣З─Бс╕е рее

Meaning

The desire to listen, attentive listening, comprehension, retention, reasoning, decision-making, understanding meaning and knowledge of principles - all these are qualities of the intellect and form the foundation of intelligence.

3

рдЬрд▓рдмрд┐рдиреНрджреБрдирд┐рдкрд╛рддреЗрди рдХреНрд░рдорд╢рдГ рдкреВрд░реНрдпрддреЗ рдШрдЯрдГред рд╕ рд╣реЗрддреБрдГ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдирд╛рдВ рдзрд░реНрдорд╕реНрдп рдЪ рдзрдирд╕реНрдп рдЪрее

jalabindunip─Бtena krama┼Ыaс╕е p┼лryate ghaс╣нaс╕е ред sa hetuс╕е sarvavidy─Бn─Бс╣Б dharmasya ca dhanasya ca рее

Meaning

Just as a pot gets filled by the continuous falling of each drop of water, in the same way, with continuous little efforts, all the knowledge, religion and wealth also get accumulated gradually.

4

рдЙрддреНрддрд┐рд╖реНрдардд рдЬрд╛рдЧреНрд░рдд рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдп рд╡рд░рд╛рдиреНрдирд┐рдмреЛрдзрддред рдХреНрд╖реБрд░рд╕реНрдп рдзрд╛рд░рд╛ рдирд┐рд╢рд┐рддрд╛ рджреБрд░рддреНрдпрдпрд╛ рджреБрд░реНрдЧрдВ рдкрдерд╕реНрддрддреНрдХрд╡рдпреЛ рд╡рджрдиреНрддрд┐рее

uttiс╣гс╣нhata j─Бgrata pr─Бpya var─Бn nibodhata ред kс╣гurasya dh─Бr─Б ni┼Ыit─Б duratyay─Б durgaс╣Б pathas tat kavayo vadanti рее

Meaning

Arise, awake, and strive to attain your goal. The path may be difficult and extremely challenging, but scholars affirm that true success is achieved only by walking such arduous paths.

5

рд╡рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рдиреН рдкреНрд░рд╢рд╕реНрдпрддреЗ рд▓реЛрдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рдиреН рд╕рд░реНрд╡рддреНрд░ рдЧреМрд░рд╡рдореНред рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрдпрд╛ рд▓рднрддреЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдВ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рддреНрд░ рдкреВрдЬреНрдпрддреЗрее

vidv─Бn pra┼Ыasyate loke vidv─Бn sarvatra gauravam ред vidyay─Б labhate sarvaс╣Г vidy─Б sarvatra p┼лjyate рее

Meaning

A learned person is praised throughout the world and receives honor everywhere. Through knowledge, a human being can attain all the essential necessities and achievements of life; therefore, knowledge is considered worthy of worship in every place.

6

рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд┐рддрд░реНрдХреЛ рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдВ рд╕реНрдореГрддрд┐рд╕реНрддрддреНрдкрд░рддрд╛ рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛ред рдпрд╕реНрдпреИрддреЗ рд╖рдбреНрдЧреБрдгрд╛рд╕реНрддрд╕реНрдп рдирд╛рд╕рд╛рдзреНрдпрдорддрд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрддреЗрее

vidy─Б vitarko vij├▒─Бnaс╣Г smс╣Ыtis tatparat─Б kriy─Б ред yasyaite с╣гaс╕Нguс╣З─Бs tasya n─Бs─Бdhyam ativartate рее

Meaning

Nothing is impossible for one who has these six qualities: Knowledge, Logic, Science, Memory, Promptness and Activity.

7

рдЕрдирдиреНрддрд╢рд╛рд╕реНрддреНрд░рдВ рдмрд╣реБрд▓рд╛рд╢реНрдЪ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдГ рдЕрд▓реНрдкрд╢реНрдЪ рдХрд╛рд▓реЛ рдмрд╣реБрд╡рд┐рдШреНрдирддрд╛ рдЪред рдпрддреНрд╕рд╛рд░рднреВрддрдВ рддрджреБрдкрд╛рд╕рдиреАрдпрдВ рд╣рдВрд╕реЛ рдпрдерд╛ рдХреНрд╖реАрд░рдорд┐рд╡рд╛рдореНрдмреБрдордзреНрдпрд╛рддреНрее

ananta┼Ы─Бstraс╣Г bahul─Б┼Ыca vidy─Бс╕е alpa┼Ыca k─Бlo bahuvighnat─Б ca ред yats─Бrabh┼лtaс╣Г tadup─Бsan─лyaс╣Г haс╣Гso yath─Б kс╣г─лramiv─Бmbumadhy─Бt рее

Meaning

There are many scriptures and numerous branches of knowledge for the attainment of wisdom, but time is limited and obstacles are many. Therefore, just as the swan separates only the milk from a mixture of milk and water, so too should a person grasp only the essence, the ultimate truth.

8

рдЖ рдиреЛ рднрджреНрд░рд╛рдГ рдХреНрд░рддрд╡реЛ рдпрдиреНрддреБ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рддреЛрд╜рджрдмреНрдзрд╛рд╕реЛ рдЕрдкрд░реАрддрд╛рд╕ рдЙрджреНрднрд┐рджрдГред рджреЗрд╡рд╛ рдиреЛ рдпрдерд╛ рд╕рджрдорд┐рджреН рд╡реГрдзреЗ рдЕрд╕рдиреНрдирдкреНрд░рд╛рдпреБрд╡реЛ рд░рдХреНрд╖рд┐рддрд╛рд░реЛ рджрд┐рд╡реЗ рджрд┐рд╡реЗрее

─Б no bhadr─Бс╕е kratavo yantu vi┼Ыvato'dabdh─Бso apar─лt─Бsa udbhidhaс╕е ред dev─Б no yath─Б sadamid vс╣Ыdhe asann apr─Бyuvo rakс╣гit─Бro dive dive рее

Meaning

May auspicious and inspiring thoughts come to us from all directionsтАФthoughts that grant us enthusiasm, energy and the strength to move forward. May those thoughts be steadfast, unconquerable and capable of opening the path to progress. May the divine powers infuse our lives each day with growth, advancement and renewed zeal and inspire us to keep moving ahead while protecting us day after day.

9

рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рддреНрдп рдпрдГ рдкреНрд░рдХреНрд░рдорддреЗ рдирд╛рдиреНрддрд░реНрд╡рд╕рддрд┐ рдХрд░реНрдордгрдГред рдЕрд╡рдиреНрдзреНрдпрдХрд╛рд▓реЛ рд╡рд╢реНрдпрд╛рддреНрдорд╛ рд╕ рд╡реИ рдкрдгреНрдбрд┐рдд рдЙрдЪреНрдпрддреЗрее

ni┼Ыcitya yaс╕е prakramate n─Бntarvasati karmaс╣Зaс╕е ред avandhyak─Бlo va┼Ыy─Бtm─Б sa vai paс╣Зс╕Нita ucyate рее

Meaning

A person who begins a task after careful deliberation and with firm resolve, who never leaves it unfinished, who uses time wisely and who maintains complete control over their senses - such a person alone is truly wise.

10

рдЪрд░реИрд╡реЗрддрд┐ рдЪрд░реИрд╡реЗрддрд┐ рдЪрд░рдиреНрд╡реИ рдордзреБ рд╡рд┐рдиреНрджрддрд┐ред рд╕реВрд░реНрдпрд╛рд╕реНрдп рдкрд╢реНрдп рд╢реНрд░реЗрдорд╛рдгрдВ рди рдорд╛рдорд╛рд░ рди рдЬреАрд░реНрдпрддрд┐рее

caraiveti caraiveti caranvai madhu vindati ред s┼лry─Бsya pa┼Ыya ┼Ыrem─Бс╣Зaс╣Г na m─Бm─Бra na j─лryati рее

Meaning

Keep moving, keep advancing, only a consistently diligent person can taste the sweetness of progress. Look at the greatness of the sun, it tirelessly and endlessly illuminates the world with its energy.