धीराः शोकं तरिष्यन्ति लभन्ते सिद्धिमुत्तमाम्। धीरैः सम्प्राप्यते लक्ष्मीर्धैर्यं सर्वत्र साधनम्॥
dhīrāḥ śokaṃ tariṣyanti labhante siddhimuttamām । dhīraiḥ samprāpyate lakṣmīrdhairyaṃ sarvatra sādhanam ॥
PM's MessageThe industrious son of Mother India, Veer Savarkar, whose life teaches us to remain firm in our resolutions even in the face of adversity. His courage, restraint, and spirit of dedication to the motherland will always guide the nation.
Meaning of Dhīrāḥ Śokaṃ Tariṣyanti Labhante
Brave and resolute persons are capable of overcoming grief and achieving success in their lives. Such persons become wealthy and prosperous. Therefore, patience and courage are always the best means of achieving success in one's life.
Word by word
- धीराःdhīrāḥ
the steadfast
√धृ
- शोकम्śokam
sorrow
√शुच्
- तरिष्यन्तिtariṣyanti
will cross over
√तॄ
- लभन्तेlabhante
they obtain
√लभ्
- सिद्धिम्siddhim
accomplishment
√सिध्
- उत्तमाम्uttamām
the highest
उद् + तम
- धीरैःdhīraiḥ
by the steadfast
√धृ
- सम्प्राप्यतेsamprāpyate
is attained
सम् + प्र + √आप्
- लक्ष्मीःlakṣmīḥ
prosperity
√लक्ष्
- धैर्यम्dhairyam
steadiness
√धृ
- सर्वत्रsarvatra
everywhere
सर्व
- साधनम्sādhanam
is the instrument
√साध्
Commentary
The verse presents dhairya as more than momentary bravery. It is the steadiness by which thoughtful people cross grief, endure pressure, and continue acting without allowing suffering to define the whole course of life. To “cross” sorrow does not mean denying it; the image suggests moving through it with patience until constructive action becomes possible again. PM Modi shared the verse while remembering Veer Savarkar, applying this quality to a life marked by severe hardship and political struggle. That remembrance is a modern illustration of the verse's broader teaching about fortitude. Sorrow is given a verb of crossing rather than of ending — tariṣyanti, they will cross over — so the verse does not promise that grief is avoided, only that it is passable. The adjective dhīra appears twice, first as nominative plural dhīrāḥ and then as instrumental plural dhīraiḥ. The last quarter uses the related abstract noun dhairyam and widens the idea from steadfast persons to a method: dhairyaṁ sarvatra sādhanam, steadfastness is the instrument everywhere. The source of this verse has not yet been traced.
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