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सन्तोषं परमास्थाय सुखार्थी संयतो भवेत् । सन्तोषमूलं हि सुखं दुःखमूलं विपर्ययः ॥ १२ ॥
sanskrit
He who desires happiness must strive after a perfectly contented disposition and control himself; for happiness has contentment for its root, the root of unhappiness is the contrary (disposition).
english translation
santoSaM paramAsthAya sukhArthI saMyato bhavet | santoSamUlaM hi sukhaM duHkhamUlaM viparyayaH || 12 ||
hk transliteration
Manusmriti
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सन्तोषं परमास्थाय सुखार्थी संयतो भवेत् । सन्तोषमूलं हि सुखं दुःखमूलं विपर्ययः ॥ १२ ॥
sanskrit
He who desires happiness must strive after a perfectly contented disposition and control himself; for happiness has contentment for its root, the root of unhappiness is the contrary (disposition).
english translation
santoSaM paramAsthAya sukhArthI saMyato bhavet | santoSamUlaM hi sukhaM duHkhamUlaM viparyayaH || 12 ||
hk transliteration