विद्या वितर्को विज्ञानं स्मृतिस्तत्परता क्रिया। यस्यैते षड्गुणास्तस्य नासाध्यमतिवर्तते॥
vidyā vitarko vijñānaṃ smṛtis tatparatā kriyā । yasyaite ṣaḍguṇās tasya nāsādhyam ativartate ॥
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Meaning of Vidyā Vitarko Vijñānaṃ Smṛtis
Nothing is impossible for one who has these six qualities: Knowledge, Logic, Science, Memory, Promptness and Activity.
Word by word
- विद्याvidyā
learning
√विद्
- वितर्कःvitarkaḥ
reasoning
वि + √तर्क्
- विज्ञानम्vijñānam
discernment
वि + √ज्ञा
- स्मृतिःsmṛtiḥ
memory
√स्मृ
- तत्परताtatparatā
single-minded readiness
तद् + पर
- क्रियाkriyā
action
√कृ
- यस्यyasya
in whom
यद्
- एतेete
these
एतद्
- षड्गुणाःṣaḍguṇāḥ
six qualities
षष् + गुण
- न असाध्यम्nāsādhyam
nothing unachievable
अ + √साध्
- अतिवर्ततेativartate
goes beyond him
अति + √वृत्
Commentary
This verse from the Charaka Samhita, while originally discussed in the context of a physician's qualities, serves as a universal blueprint for excellence. It lists six essential attributes: Vidya (Knowledge), Vitarka (Logic/Analytical reasoning), Vijnana (Specialized understanding/Science), Smriti (Memory), Tatparata (Promptness/Readiness), and Kriya (Action/Activity). When an individual cultivates these six internal strengths, they gain the capability to overcome any obstacle. It emphasizes that success is not a matter of luck, but a combination of intellectual depth and proactive engagement with the world.
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sukhopaviṣṭās te tatra puṇyāṃ cakruḥ kathām imām । dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām ārogyaṃ mūlam uttamam ॥
Charaka Samhita presents good health as the foremost foundation for pursuing dharma, prosperity, desire and liberation.
हिताहितं सुखं दुःखमायुस्तस्य हिताहितम्। मानं च तच्च यत्रोक्तमायुर्वेदः स उच्यते॥
hitāhitaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkham āyus tasya hitāhitam । mānaṃ ca tac ca yatroktam āyurvedaḥ sa ucyate ॥
Charaka Samhita defines Ayurveda through beneficial and harmful, happy and unhappy forms of life and the measure of lifespan.
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nityaṃ paricareccaiva tadvai sukṛtamuttamam । kīrtiṃ puṇyaṃ yaśo lokān prāpsyase rājasattama ॥
Daily service is praised as an excellent deed that brings merit, renown and higher realms.
ज्ञानवांश्च तथा वाग्मी कर्मस्वपि च निष्ठितः। एवं युक्तोऽपि न श्रेयान् यदि शीलविवर्जितः॥
jñānavāṃśca tathā vāgmī karmasvapi ca niṣṭhitaḥ । evaṃ yukto'pi na śreyān yadi śīlavivarjitaḥ ॥
Knowledge, eloquence, and skill in work do not make a person worthy of esteem if good character is absent.
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः। स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु॥
sve sve karmaṇyabhirataḥ saṁsiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ । svakarmanirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tacchṛṇu ॥
The Bhagavad Gita teaches that devotion to one's own work is a path to perfection.