Sanskrit phrases that are often used for their wisdom or meaningfulness

1. सत्यमेव जयते (Satyameva Jayate) – Truth alone triumphs.
2. अहम् ब्रह्मास्मि (Aham Brahmāsmi) – I am Brahman.
3. तत्त्वमसि (Tat Tvam Asi) – You are That (Brahman).
4. यथा भासि तथा तव (Yathā Bhāsi Tathā Tava) – As you are, so am I.
5. असतो मा सद्गमय (Asato Mā Sadgamaya) – Lead me from falsehood to truth.
6. श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् (Śreyān Svadharmo Viguṇaḥ Paradharmāt Svaniṣṭhitāt) – It is better to fail in one’s own duty than to succeed in the duty of another.
7. आत्मनो मोक्षार्थम् जगद्धिताय च (Ātmano Mokṣārtham Jagadhitāya Cha) – For one’s own liberation and for the welfare of the world.
8. अहिंसा परमो धर्मः (Ahimsā Paramo Dharmaḥ) – Non-violence is the highest virtue.
9. योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् (Yogaḥ Karmasu Kauśalam) – Excellence in action is yoga.
10. सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः (Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ) – May all be happy.
11. आत्मनं पश्यति आत्मना अन्यो (Ātmanaṃ Paśyati Ātmanā Anyo) – One sees oneself through the eyes of another.
12. मातृदेवो भव (Mātṛdevo Bhava) – Treat your mother as God.
13. प्रेम सत्य है (Prema Satya Hai) – Love is truth.
14. शीलं परम भूषणम् (Śīlaṃ Parama Bhūṣaṇam) – Character is the highest ornament.
15. आत्मनि प्रतिष्ठा (Ātmani Pratiṣṭhā) – Establish yourself in the Self.
16. सहना ववतु (Sahānā Vavatu) – May knowledge protect us both.
17. असत्यं मा सद्गमय (Asatyaṃ Mā Sadgamaya) – Lead me from ignorance to truth.
18. श्रद्धया देवो विगर्ह्यते (Śraddhayā Devo Vigarhyate) – God is pleased by faith.
19. कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन (Karmaṇyevādhikāraste Mā Phaleṣhu Kadāchana) – You have the right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions.
20. योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि (Yogasthaḥ Kuru Karmāṇi) – Perform your duties with equanimity.

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