एको धर्मः परं श्रेयः क्षमैका शान्तिरुत्तमा । विद्यैका परमा दृष्टि- रहिंसैका सुखावहा ॥
एकःone alone / only one
धर्मःdharma / righteousness
परम्highest / supreme
श्रेयःgood / welfare
क्षमाforgiveness / forbearance
एकाone alone / only one
शान्तिःpeace
उत्तमाsupreme / best
विद्याknowledge / learning
परमाhighest / supreme
दृष्टिःvision / insight
अहिंसाnon-violence / non-injury
सुखावहाbringing happiness
Dharma alone is the highest good; forgiveness alone is the supreme peace. Knowledge alone is the highest vision; non-violence alone brings happiness. (Vidura Niti. A widely circulated variant reads tṛptiḥ, "contentment", in place of dṛṣṭiḥ, "vision".)
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