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Ramayana · Ramayana, Sundara Kanda

उत्साहो बलवानार्य

utsāho balavān ārya

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“Enthusiasm is strength.”

मूल Original
उत्साहो बलवानार्य

Sanskrit, in its own script.

उच्चारण How it sounds
utsāho balavān ārya

Read it aloud — IAST transliteration.

अर्थ What it means
Enthusiasm is strength.

A thought about courage.

स्रोत Where it comes from
Valmiki (Ramayana, Sundara Kanda)

Valmiki's epic of Rama — exile, loyalty and the long road home.

Public domain · Ancient / pre-1960 text
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