Diligence, Focus & Doing One's Best
Udyoginam Purushasimham (Panchatantra - The Reward of Diligent Effort)
उद्यमेन हि सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः । न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः ॥
Udyamena Hi Sidhyanti Kāryāṇi Na Manorathaiḥ | Na Hi Suptasya Siṃhasya Praviśanti Mukhe Mṛgāḥ ||
Simple meaning
Tasks and goals are accomplished through diligent effort, never by mere daydreaming. Even into the mouth of a sleeping lion, food does not walk in on its own.
For kids
Even a mighty lion has to get up and hunt to eat! Wishing for good grades or to become a great chess player won't work by just wishing—we have to open the board, sit at the desk, and practice.
Big idea
Overcoming procrastination, understanding practice makes progress, and daily consistency.
Word friends
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Udyamena
Through dedicated effort and diligent action
Hi
Indeed / truly
Sidhyanti
Succeed and get accomplished
Kāryāṇi
Tasks, projects, and goals
Na
Not
Manorathaiḥ
Merely through daydreaming or wishful thinking
Na Hi
For never indeed
Suptasya
Of a sleeping / inactive
Siṃhasya
Lion (even the king of the jungle)
Praviśanti
Walk in voluntarily
Mukhe
Into the mouth
Mṛgāḥ
The deer / food