Sunday, August 31, 2008

Guru, Shikshak, Adhyapak - Teacher

अहं एतस्य सुभाषितस्य अर्थं ज्ञातुम इच्छामि। मम प्रयत्नः -


अधिगत्य गुरोर्ज्ञानं छात्रेभ्यो वितरन्ति ये।
विद्यावात्सल्यनिधयः शिक्षका मम दैवतम॥


अधिगत्य - by acquiring
गुरोर्ज्ञानं - the knowledge from the teacher
छात्रेभ्यो - to students
वितरंती - distributes
ये - who
विद्यावात्सल्यनिधयः - source(collection) of knowledge and love
शिक्षका - teacher
मम - my
दैवतम - god

Complete Meaning: The one who by acuiring knowledge from (his) teachers, distributes (it) to the students, that source(collection) of knowledge and love, teacher, is my God.